Reviewed By Ray Spotts
Serotonin is an important neuromodulator in the brain and it can cause specific activity in the dorsal cochlear nucleus which is where the sensory experience of tinnitus occurs. Because of this correlation, researchers wanted to dig deeper to find out if maybe the influx of antidepressant use and cases of reported tinnitus were related. They found that certain neurons otherwise known as fusiform cells in this part of the brain become more active and even hypersensitive to stimuli when in the presence of serotonin.
