Hearing Research Group

The Hearing Research Group at Sheffield welcomed other research groups from Kings College London, Swansea University, University of Sussex and Keele University to the biannual joint hearing research lab meeting. Another successful event full of insightful talks and collaborations.

Professor Walter Marcotti has recently been awarded a BBSRC grant to study the role of purinergic receptors in the development and ageing of the mammalian cochlea.

Click here to find out more about the importance of this research.

The Hearing Research Group attended the 59^th Inner Ear Biology (IEB) Workshop to showcase the research from the team. It was also a good opportunity to make new connections to promote the research ongoing at Sheffield. 

Find the paper below from the Hearing Research Group which investigates how silencing cochlear hair cell synapses affects the biophysical development of the spiral ganglion neurons.

The upregulation of K⁺ and HCN channels in developing spiral ganglion neurons is mediated by cochlear inner hair cells