ReviewProgress in neurobiology2011
Connecting the ear to the brain: Molecular mechanisms of auditory circuit assembly.
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- Subtype-Specific Vulnerability of Spiral Ganglion Neurons in Sensorineural Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Mesenchymal vs. induced pluripotent stem cells: potential for spiral ganglion neuron regeneration in auditory neuropathy.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2026Review
- Probing the role of synaptic adhesion molecule RTN4RL2 in setting up cochlear connectivity.eLife · 2025Article
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- EPHRIN-A1 and -A2 act as positive growth factors for developing spiral ganglion radial bundles.Developmental biology · 2025Article
- Chromatin remodeling protein CHD4 regulates axon guidance of spiral ganglion neurons in the developing cochlea.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
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- Biallelic variants of SEMA3F are associated with nonsyndromic hearing loss.Molecules and cells · 2025Article
- Defects in hair cells disrupt the development of auditory peripheral circuitry.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Differentiation of Spiral Ganglion Neurons from Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells: A Further Step towards Autologous Auditory Nerve Recovery.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Mechanically Active Supramolecular Systems.Small science · 2024Article
- ISL1 and POU4F1 Directly Interact to Regulate the Differentiation and Survival of Inner Ear Sensory Neurons.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2024Article
- Human pluripotent stem cell-derived inner ear organoids recapitulate otic development in vitro.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2023Article
- Mapping oto-pharyngeal development in a human inner ear organoid model.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2023Article
- SoxC transcription factors shape the epigenetic landscape to establish competence for sensory differentiation in the mammalian organ of Corti.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Molecular signatures define subtypes of auditory afferents with distinct peripheral projection patterns and physiological properties.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
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- Amelioration of Sensorineural Hearing Loss through Regulation ofNutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
Our sense of hearing depends on precisely organized circuits that allow us to sense, perceive, and respond to complex sounds in our environment, from music and language to simple warning signals. Auditory processing begins in the cochlea of the inner ear, where sounds are detected by sensory hair cells and then transmitted to the central nervous system by spiral ganglion neurons, which faithfully preserve the frequency, intensity, and timing of each stimulus. During the assembly of auditory circuits, spiral ganglion neurons establish precise connections that link hair cells in the cochlea to target neurons in the auditory brainstem, develop specific firing properties, and elaborate unusual synapses both in the periphery and in the CNS. Understanding how spiral ganglion neurons acquire these unique properties is a key goal in auditory neuroscience, as these neurons represent the sole input of auditory information to the brain. In addition, the best currently available treatment for many forms of deafness is the cochlear implant, which compensates for lost hair cell function by directly stimulating the auditory nerve. Historically, studies of the auditory system have lagged behind other sensory systems due to the small size and inaccessibility of the inner ear. With the advent of new molecular genetic tools, this gap is narrowing. Here, we summarize recent insights into the cellular and molecular cues that guide the development of spiral ganglion neurons, from their origin in the proneurosensory domain of the otic vesicle to the formation of specialized synapses that ensure rapid and reliable transmission of sound information from the ear to the brain.
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