2009) and furthermore that auditory attention deficits were observed in subjects with tinnitus (maybe Jacobson et al. 1996; Cuny et al. 2004; Hallam et al. 2004; Jastreboff 2007). In humans, the neural correlates of AAT sequelae, namely tinnitus, have previously been determined using fMRI but have mainly concentrated on the neuronal correlates of the tinnitus perception itself (Kovacs et al. 2006; Smits et al. 2007; Leaver et al. 2011). Here, we did not focus on tinnitus itself, but we have imaged the neuronal correlates of AAT sequelae during

an auditory “oddball” attention Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical task during which tinnitus could not be perceived and using frequency tones well perceived, not affected by AAT hearing loss (i.e., <2 kHz). Using such a task, we anticipated that we may identify neural correlates of anomalies, other than hearing loss and tinnitus Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical perception itself associated with AAT, such as previously described in the literature. Additionally, we hypothesized that undetected brain activity dysfunctions caused by AAT may be revealed in our experimental conditions, Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical and could suggest new possibilities for the origin of AAT tinnitus whose mechanistic

origin is still a matter of debate. Materials and Methods The study was performed according to the sixth revision of the Declaration of Helsinki (WMA 2008), approval by the local medical ethic committee (comité de protection des personnes) was obtained and reference as N°05-CRSS-1/CPPsud-est. Subjects gave written informed consent before the start Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical of the study. Participants We compared and examined two groups of subjects: subjects with

a history of AAT and aged-matched healthy volunteers without tinnitus. AAT subjects were 19 military subjects aged 30 ± 8 years, who had been exposed to artillery impulse noise and who had experienced one or several AAT during gunfire practice rounds. All presented with high-pitch tinnitus in the right, left, or in both ears. All Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical traumatic events occurred at least 6 months prior to the study, nevertheless not exceeding 2 years. The AAT had been diagnosed by the physician of the regiment following audiometry within 24 h posttrauma. All the subjects had continuous tinnitus at least during the first 24 h posttrauma. At the time of the study, subjects were still exposed to gunfire noise, none of the subjects reported Anacetrapib particular aural fullness and tinnitus was perceived either occasionally (generally after target practice rounds or after exposure to intense noise of other origin), either frequently/permanently. Subjects with permanent tinnitus did not receive any treatment and could roughly cope with their tinnitus. None of the subjects had a history of neurological disorders. The age- and sex-matched control subjects (n = 19) were military subjects not exposed to impulse noise, free from any history of AAT, and not reporting tinnitus.