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ArticleiScience2026

Optical induction of auditory perception via cochlear stimulation in Mongolian gerbils without genetic modification.

Yuta Tamai, Miku Uenaka, Aya Okamoto, Yuki Ito, Kaito Fukada, Ayase Kawasaki, Takaki Shintani, Riko Nakagawa, Koji Toda, Shizuko Hiryu and 1 more

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Article in iScience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Yuta TamaiNeuroethology and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan.
Miku UenakaNeuroethology and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan.
Aya OkamotoNeuroethology and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan.
Yuki ItoNeuroethology and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan.
Kaito FukadaNeuroethology and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan.
Ayase KawasakiNeuroethology and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan.
Takaki ShintaniNeuroethology and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan.
Riko NakagawaNeuroethology and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan.
Koji TodaDepartment of Psychology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
Shizuko HiryuNeuroethology and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan.
Kohta I KobayasiNeuroethology and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Whether auditory perception can be non-invasively induced by optical stimulation without genetic modification remains an open question in sensory neuroscience and neuroprostheses. This study presents the first demonstration that transtympanic infrared laser stimulation of the cochlea evokes reliable auditory-guided behavior in awake animals. Mongolian gerbils (

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auditory perceptionbrain-machine interfacesclassical conditioningcochlear implants

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PMID42491642
PMCPMC13378388

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