Georg Békésy laid the foundation for cochlear mechanics, foremost by demonstrating the
traveling wave that is the substrate for mammalian cochlear mechanical processing. He …

Abstract A 3-D finite element (FE) model of the human ear consisting of the external ear
canal, middle ear, and cochlea is reported in this paper. The acoustic-structure-fluid coupled …

The operation of the mammalian cochlea relies on a mechanical traveling wave that is
actively boosted by electromechanical forces in sensory outer hair cells (OHCs). This active …

Within the cochlea, the basilar membrane (BM) is coupled to the reticular lamina (RL)
through three rows of piezo-like outer hair cells (OHCs) and supporting cells that endow …

The view seems to prevail that the frequency range of hearing is determined by the
properties of the outer and middle ears. We argue that this view is an oversimplification, in …

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has revolutionized physiological studies of the
hearing organ, the vibration and morphology of which can now be measured without …

Of the two pathways through which we hear, air conduction (AC) and bone conduction (BC),
the fundamental mechanisms of the BC pathway remain poorly understood, despite their …

Recent studies indicate that the gap over outer hair cells (OHCs) between the reticular
lamina (RL) and the tectorial membrane (TM) varies cyclically during low-frequency sounds …

The high sensitivity and wide bandwidth of mammalian hearing are thought to derive from
an active process involving the somatic and hair-bundle motility of the thousands of outer …

The theory of coherent reflection filtering explains the empirical form of the cochlear
reflectance by showing how it emerges from the coherent “backscattering” of forward …