Inner hair cells (IHCs) and outer hair cells (OHCs) in the cochlear organ of Corti (OOC) are destroyed by high-amplitude, persistent sound; however, because the OOC is not innervated by somatosensory ...

In nociception, a range of G-Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) plays extremely important roles. By modulating the function of a wide variety of ion channels, GPCRs also signal molecules in the case of ...

Our ears have built-in secret "bodyguards" that protect them from extremely loud, potentially damaging noise, researchers say. A newly detected connection between the inner ear and the brain can warn ...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara identified a pain pathway in fruit flies that reduces the sensation of pain from heat. The researchers discovered that just a single neuron on each side of the animal’s ...