ReviewFrontiers in neurology2014
The application of electro- and magneto-encephalography in tinnitus research - methods and interpretations.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Smartphone Apps in the Context of Tinnitus: Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Pooled it
- Bridging the Gap between Psychophysiological and Audiological Factors in the Assessment of Tinnitus: An EEG Investigation in the Beta Band.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- No Evidence of Cross-Orientation Suppression Differences in Migraine with Aura Compared to Healthy Controls.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Review and Perspective on Brain Bases of Tinnitus.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2023Review
- Eavesdropping on Tinnitus Using MEG: Lessons Learned and Future Perspectives.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2023Review
- Does it matter what is trained? A randomized controlled trial evaluating the specificity of alpha/delta ratio neurofeedback in reducing tinnitus symptoms.Brain communications · 2023Article
- Using an appetitive operant conditioning paradigm to screen rats for tinnitus induced by intense sound exposure: Experimental considerations and interpretation.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Differential Recovery of Submodality Touch Neurons and Interareal Communication in Sensory Input-Deprived Area 3b and S2 Cortices.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2022Article
- A State-of-Art Review of Digital Technologies for the Next Generation of Tinnitus Therapeutics.Frontiers in digital health · 2021Review
- Global resting-state functional connectivity of neural oscillations in tinnitus with and without hearing loss.Human brain mapping · 2020Article
- Accounting for Heterogeneity: Mixed-Effects Models in Resting-State EEG Data in a Sample of Tinnitus Sufferers.Brain topography · 2020Article
- Towards a Mechanistic-Driven Precision Medicine Approach for Tinnitus.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2019Review
- Gap-induced inhibition of the post-auricular muscle response in humans and guinea pigs.Hearing research · 2019Article
- Human central auditory plasticity: A review of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to measure cochlear implant performance and tinnitus perception.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2018Review
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- Targeting Heterogeneous Findings in Neuronal Oscillations in Tinnitus: Analyzing MEG Novices and Mental Health Comorbidities.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
- Neurofeedback for Tinnitus Treatment - Review and Current Concepts.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2017Review
- Electroencephalographic evaluation of acoustic therapies for the treatment of chronic and refractory tinnitus.BMC ear, nose, and throat disorders · 2017Article
- An Increase in Alpha Band Frequency in Resting State EEG after Electrical Stimulation of the Ear in Tinnitus Patients-A Pilot Study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2016Article
- Human Auditory and Adjacent Nonauditory Cerebral Cortices Are Hypermetabolic in Tinnitus as Measured by Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS).Neural plasticity · 2016Article
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Abstract
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the use of electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) to investigate changes in oscillatory brain activity associated with tinnitus with many conflicting results. Current view of the underlying mechanism of tinnitus is that it results from changes in brain activity in various structures of the brain as a consequence of sensory deprivation. This in turn gives rise to increased spontaneous activity and/or synchrony in the auditory centers but also involves modulation from non-auditory processes from structures of the limbic and paralimbic system. Some of the neural changes associated with tinnitus may be assessed non-invasively in human beings with MEG and EEG (M/EEG) in ways, which are superior to animal studies and other non-invasive imaging techniques. However, both MEG and EEG have their limitations and research results can be misinterpreted without appropriate consideration of these limitations. In this article, I intend to provide a brief review of these techniques, describe what the recorded signals reflect in terms of the underlying neural activity, and their strengths and limitations. I also discuss some pertinent methodological issues involved in tinnitus-related studies and conclude with suggestions to minimize possible discrepancies between results. The overall message is that while MEG and EEG are extremely useful techniques, the interpretation of results from tinnitus studies requires much caution given the individual variability in oscillatory activity and the limits of these techniques.
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