how to open Auditory Nerve of Rat

[Vassiliy Tsytsarev <tsytsarev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear list,
For our research we would like to provide electrical stimulation of the
Auditory Nerve (8th Nerve) in rat.
I could not find any manual, how to expose rat's Auditory Nerve?
If somebody hase such experience, please let me know. I guess, it is a
hard surgery and needs at list good description. Your advice will very
much appreciated,
Yours
Vassiliy

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Vassiliy Tsytsarev, Ph.D.
Laboratory for Visual Neurocomputing
Brain Science Institute of RIKEN
2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
Phone: +81 48 462 1111 ext 7012 or 7153
Fax: +81 48 467 9684
E-mail: tsytsarev@brain.riken.go.jp