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Mechanisms contributing to central excitability changes during hearing loss.

This research allowed us to understand the neural mechanisms leading to hearing loss after exposure to loud-noise. The work was the result of an interdepartmental collaboration involving experiments and modelling. The computational model I implemented guided my collaborators into performing experiments that showed why hearing loss can be reversible in certain cases. This work is the basis of a PhD project (funded by the UK charity Action on Hearing Loss), and a grant application to investigate ways of slowing down the myelin degeneration to alleviate effects on hearing loss and tinnitus. The article has also attracted attention from the media.