3D microscopic image of an optical LED-based cochlear implant (IMAGE)

Deutsches Primatenzentrum (DPZ)/German Primate Center

3D microscopic image of an optical LED-based cochlear implant

Caption

Left: 3D microscopic image of an optical LED-based cochlear implant (blue LEDs in gray silicone encapsulation) with hair cells (orange) and auditory nerve (blue/green) in the cochlea of a common marmoset. Right: optical cochlear implant in the basal turn of the marmoset cochlea. Auditory nerve cells are shown in the center (blue/green). The tympanic membrane (yellow), malleus (dark gray), and incus (gray) are shown in the background. The stapes is hidden by the cochlea.

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Daniel Keppeler, UMG

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