Single unit hyperactivity and bursting in the auditory thalamus of awake rats directly correlates with behavioural evidence of tinnitus

Key points Medial geniculate body (MGB) single units recorded from sound‐exposed animals with behavioural evidence of tinnitus exhibits enhanced spontaneous firing and burst properties. MGB units in tinnitus animals exhibit increased rate‐level function slope when driven by broadband noise and tones at the unit's characteristic frequency. Elevated patterns of neuronal activity and altered bursting showed a significant positive correlation with...