CFAR Grant Recipient Identifies Brain Region Key to Tinnitus

A team of researchers at Wayne State University School of Medicine, led by Avril Genene Holt, Ph.D. and Bruce Berkowitz, Ph.D. have identified the area of the brain known as the inferior colliculus as key to tinnitus - at least in experimental tinnitus in animal models. "The next steps include testing how the brain responds to experimental tinnitus over time," Dr. Holt said. "This information will help us determine more targeted treatment options for tinnitus." According to Holt's team, the results pave the way for future studies correlating the severity and longevity of tinnitus with hearing loss as well as for the development of tools for evaluating treatments.

Dr. Holt was awarded a Capita Foundation Auditory Research (CFAR) grant in the 2009-2010 grant cycle. To read more about this research, click here.  To read about Dr. Holt's CFAR grant funded research, click here.