The Long Outer-Hair-Cell RC Time Constant: A Feature, Not a Bug, of the Mammalian Cochlea
The cochlea of the mammalian inner ear includes an active, hydromechanical amplifier
thought to arise via the piezoelectric action of the outer hair cells (OHCs). A classic problem …
thought to arise via the piezoelectric action of the outer hair cells (OHCs). A classic problem …
Megahertz sampling of prestin (SLC26a5) voltage-sensor charge movements in outer hair cell membranes reveals ultrasonic activity that may support electromotility …
J Santos-Sacchi, JP Bai… - Journal of Neuroscience, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Charged moieties in the outer hair cell (OHC) membrane motor protein, prestin, are driven
by transmembrane voltage to power OHC electromotility (eM) and cochlear amplification …
by transmembrane voltage to power OHC electromotility (eM) and cochlear amplification …
Optogenetics reveals roles for supporting cells in force transmission to and from outer hair cells in the mouse cochlea
Outer hair cells (OHCs) of the organ of Corti (OoC), acting as bidirectional cellular
mechanoelectrical transducers, generate, receive, and exchange forces with other major …
mechanoelectrical transducers, generate, receive, and exchange forces with other major …
Asymmetric vibrations in the organ of Corti by outer hair cells measured from excised gerbil cochlea
Pending questions regarding cochlear amplification and tuning are hinged upon the organ
of Corti (OoC) active mechanics: how outer hair cells modulate OoC vibrations. Our …
of Corti (OoC) active mechanics: how outer hair cells modulate OoC vibrations. Our …
Fluctuating flexoelectric membranes in asymmetric viscoelastic media: Power spectrum through mechanical network and transfer function models
EE Herrera-Valencia, AD Rey - Symmetry, 2023 - mdpi.com
Flexoelectric liquid crystalline membranes immersed in asymmetric viscoelastic media is a
material system model with physiological applications such as outer hair cells (OHCs) …
material system model with physiological applications such as outer hair cells (OHCs) …
Local cochlear mechanical responses revealed through outer hair cell receptor potential measurements
AN Lukashkin, IJ Russell, O Rybdylova - Biophysical Journal, 2024 - cell.com
Sensory hair cells, including the sensorimotor outer hair cells, which enable the sensitive,
sharply tuned responses of the mammalian cochlea, are excited by radial shear between the …
sharply tuned responses of the mammalian cochlea, are excited by radial shear between the …
Rate-dependent cochlear outer hair cell force generation: Models and parameter estimation
The outer hair cells (OHCs) of the mammalian cochlea are the mediators of an active,
nonlinear electromechanical process necessary for sensitive, frequency-specific hearing …
nonlinear electromechanical process necessary for sensitive, frequency-specific hearing …
Outer hair cell receptor potentials reveal a local resonance in the mammalian cochlea
AN Lukashkin, IJ Russell, O Rybdylova - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Sensory hair cells, including the sensorimotor outer hair cells, which enable the sensitive,
sharply tuned responses of the mammalian cochlea, are excited by radial shear between the …
sharply tuned responses of the mammalian cochlea, are excited by radial shear between the …