Unlike any other known sensory receptor, the hair cell uses positive feedback to augment
the stimulus to which it responds. In the internal ears of many vertebrates, hair cells amplify …

In mammals, the sense of hearing arises through a complex sequence of morphogenetic
events that drive the sculpting of the auditory sensory epithelium into its terminally functional …

Intracochlear pressure was measured in vivo in the base of the gerbil cochlea. The
measurements were made over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously in scalae …

The ear is a remarkably sensitive pressure fluctuation detector. In guinea pigs, behavioral
measurements indicate a minimum detectable sound pressure of∼ 20 μPa at 16 kHz. Such …

The tectorial membrane has long been postulated as playing a role in the exquisite
sensitivity of the cochlea. In particular, it has been proposed that the tectorial membrane …

The main task of the mammalian cochlea is to analyze sound in terms of its intensity, timing,
and frequency content. To achieve this, sound in air is “matched” acoustically to the denser …

Akustische Kommunikation wendet sich an alle wissenschaftlichen Fachrichtungen, die
bestrebt sind, ein anwendbares Verständnis der zahlreichen interdisziplinären …

Experimental data on the mechanical properties of the tissues of the mammalian cochlea
are essential for understanding the frequency-and location-dependent motion patterns that …

Compared to reality, models of the cochlea appear ridiculously simple. To many it may seem
strange that a very crude model would tell us something essential about how the real organ …

The cochlear frequency map is believed to depend on the progressive decrease in partition
stiffness from base to apex. Measurements on cochleae from human cadavers by von …