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- Title
Organ of Corti kinematics.
- Authors
Dallos, Peter
- Abstract
The internal workings of the organ of Corti and their relation to basilar membrane motion are examined with the aid of a simple kinematic model. It is shown that, due to the lever system embodied in the organ of Corti, there is a significant transformer gain between basilar membrane and cilia displacements. While this transformation is nonlinear, linear response prevails in the narrow physiologically relevant operating range of the ciliary transducer. The model also simulates cilia deflection when the mechanical stimulus is the length change of outer hair cells.
- Subjects
CORTI'S organ; KINEMATICS; COCHLEA; SENSORY receptors; BASILAR membrane; BIOLOGICAL membranes; COCHLEA physiology; HAIR cells; ANIMAL experimentation; BIOLOGICAL models; CELLS; CELL motility; CELLULAR signal transduction; COMPARATIVE studies; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; RESEARCH funding; RODENTS; EVALUATION research; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
JARO - Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 2003, Vol 4, Issue 3, p416
- ISSN
1525-3961
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s10162-002-3049-z