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ReviewAnnual review of neuroscience2024

Harmony in the Molecular Orchestra of Hearing: Developmental Mechanisms from the Ear to the Brain.

Sonja J Pyott, Gabriela Pavlinkova, Ebenezer N Yamoah, Bernd Fritzsch

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Review in Annual review of neuroscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
10.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The Gut-Ear Axis: From Dysbiosis to Auditory and Vestibular Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  7. Spontaneous Calcium Signalling in the Developing Mammalian Cochlea.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2026
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  19. Sponge bHLH Gene Expression inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sonja J PyottDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Research School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Gabriela PavlinkovaLaboratory of Molecular Pathogenetics, Institute of Biotechnology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czechia.
Ebenezer N YamoahDepartment of Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Bernd FritzschDepartment of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; email: bfritzsch@unmc.edu.
Czech Academy of Sciences · CZUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NLUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center · USUniversity of Nevada, Reno · US

Funding

Structural Analyses CoreP01AG051443 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI YAMOAH, EBENEZER N · 2016 to 2025
$15.5M
Inner ear ion channels in healthy and diseased conditionsR01DC016099 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI EBENEZER N YAMOAH · 2017 to 2026
$4.7M
Mechanisms of Growth Factor Responsiveness in the Aging Auditory SystemR01AG060504 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI FRITZSCH, BERND, YAMOAH, EBENEZER N · 2018 to 2022
$2.5M
Regulation of hair cell functionsR01DC015252 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI YAMOAH, EBENEZER N · 2017 to 2021
$2.1M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG051443NIA NIH HHS R01 AG060504NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC015252NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC016099
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Auditory processing in mammals begins in the peripheral inner ear and extends to the auditory cortex. Sound is transduced from mechanical stimuli into electrochemical signals of hair cells, which relay auditory information via the primary auditory neurons to cochlear nuclei. Information is subsequently processed in the superior olivary complex, lateral lemniscus, and inferior colliculus and projects to the auditory cortex via the medial geniculate body in the thalamus. Recent advances have provided valuable insights into the development and functioning of auditory structures, complementing our understanding of the physiological mechanisms underlying auditory processing. This comprehensive review explores the genetic mechanisms required for auditory system development from the peripheral cochlea to the auditory cortex. We highlight transcription factors and other genes with key recurring and interacting roles in guiding auditory system development and organization. Understanding these gene regulatory networks holds promise for developing novel therapeutic strategies for hearing disorders, benefiting millions globally.

Indexed as

Auditory PathwaysHearingAnimalsAuditory CortexBrainHumansauditory cortexcochleacochlear nucleusinferior colliculusmedial geniculate bodysuperior olivary complex

Identifiers

PMID38360566
PMCPMC11787624
OpenAlexW4391880333

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