The naked mole‐rat (Heterocephalus glaber) has fascinated zoologists for at least half a
century. It has also generated considerable biomedical interest not only because of its …

Behavioral tests of absolute sensitivity and sound localization in African naked mole rats
show that, despite their communal social structure and large vocal repertoire, their hearing …

Noise trauma, aging, and ototoxicity preferentially damage the outer hair cells of the inner
ear, leading to increased hearing thresholds and poorer frequency resolution. Whereas …

The conventional theory about the snail shell shape of the mammalian cochlea is that it
evolved essentially and perhaps solely to conserve space inside the skull. Recently, a …

Two blind mole rats were tested for their ability to detect and localize sound. The results
indicate that blind mole rats have severely limited, and probably degenerate, auditory …

The chinchilla animal model for noise-induced hearing loss has an extensive history
spanning more than 50 years. Many behavioral, anatomical, and physiological …

The view seems to prevail that the frequency range of hearing is determined by the
properties of the outer and middle ears. We argue that this view is an oversimplification, in …

CONTEXT AND CONTENT. Order Rodentia, suborder Hystricognatha (Caviomorpha),
superfamily Chinchilloidea, family Chinchillidae, subfamily Chinchillinae. Chilean chinchilla …

Poorer hearing in the presence of background noise is a significant problem for the hearing
impaired. Ototoxic drugs, ageing, and noise exposure can damage the sensory hair cells of …

Amplitude modulation responses and onset latencies of multi-unit recordings and evoked
potentials were investigated in the central nucleus of inferior colliculus (ICC) in the awake …