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Abbreviations

DCN:

Dorsal cochlear nucleus

NST:

Nucleus of the tractus solitaries

PAG:

Periaquaductal gray

TENS:

Transderm electrical nerve stimulation

VCN:

Ventral cochlear nucleus

WDR:

Wide dynamic range neurons

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Møller, A.R. (2011). Similarities Between Tinnitus and Pain. In: Møller, A.R., Langguth, B., De Ridder, D., Kleinjung, T. (eds) Textbook of Tinnitus. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-145-5_14

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