Open(G)PIAS: An open source solution for the construction of a high-precision Acoustic-Startle-Response (ASR) setup for tinnitus screening and threshold estimation in rodents
The acoustic startle reflex (ASR) that can be induced by a loud sound stimulus can be used as a versatile tool to, e.g., estimate hearing thresholds or identify subjective tinnitus percepts in rodents. These techniques are based on the fact that the ASR amplitude can be suppressed by a pre-stimulus of lower, non-startling intensity, an effect named pre-pulse inhibition (PPI). For hearing threshold estimation, pure tone pre-stimuli of varying amplitudes are presented before an intense noise burst serving as startle stimulus. The amount of suppression of the ASR amplitude as a function of the pre-stimulus intensity can be used as a behavioral correlate to determine the hearing ability. For tinnitus assessment, the pure-tone pre-stimulus is replaced by a gap of silence in a narrowband noise background, a paradigm termed GPIAS (gap-pre-pulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response). A proper application of these paradigms depend on a reliable measurement of the ASR amplitudes, an exact stimulus presentation in terms of frequency and intensity. Here we introduce a novel open source solution for the construction of a low-cost ASR setup for the above mentioned purpose. The complete software for data acquisition and stimulus presentation is written in Python 3.6 and is provided as an anaconda package. Furthermore, we provide a construction plan for the sensory system based on low-cost hardware components. Exemplary data show that the ratios (1-PPI) of the pre and post trauma ASR amplitudes can be well described by a lognormal distribution being in good accordance to previous studies with already established setups. Hence, the open access solution described here will help to further establish the ASR method in many laboratories and thus facilitate and standardize research in animal models of tinnitus or hearing loss.
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