The objective of this contract is to evaluate the possibility that chronic electrical stimulation of selected portions of the auditory system can maintain the anatomical and physiological viability of deafferented auditory nerve axons and their cell bodies in a manner compatible with future implantation of a functional auditory prosthesis.

Project Start
1991-06-30
Project End
1994-06-29
Budget Start
1992-06-05
Budget End
1993-06-29
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1992
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California San Francisco
Department
Otolaryngology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
073133571
City
San Francisco
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94143