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The middle ear; Cochlea - 1. Dr. Duck O. Kim. Salamanca, Spain May, 2010. Purves Fig 13.3. human ear. Yost Fig. 6-1. Yost Fig. 6-1. middle-ear muscles: tensor tympani - malleus stapedius - stapes. Pickles, 1988. the middle ear. Impedance transformation. Pickles, 1988. function of
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The middle ear; Cochlea - 1 Dr. Duck O. Kim Salamanca, Spain May, 2010
Purves Fig 13.3
human ear Yost Fig. 6-1
middle-ear muscles: tensor tympani - malleus stapedius - stapes Pickles, 1988 the middle ear Impedance transformation Pickles, 1988
function of the middle ear: impedance matching pressure equalization
pressure gain by the middle ear Yost, Fig. 6-8
Bekesy, 1960 external ear middle ear inner ear
data from human cadavers bas. mem. disp. amplitude origin of tonotopic organization Bekesy, 1960 distance from stapes (mm)
temporal bone cochlea SV ST Pickles, 1988
organ of Corti SV RM SM TM Smith, 1975 BM ST
afferent afferent inner hair cell outer hair cell * * Smith, 1975
tip-link model of hair-cell excitation Pickles, 1984
Purves Fig 13-6
Questions in the 1970s: 1. What is the mechanism underlying sharp cochlear frequency tuning? “second filter”? 2. Is cochlear mechanics linear or nonlinear?
first report of nonlinearity in cochlear mechanics Rhode, 1971
vulnerability of cochlear mechanics Sellick et al., 1982
OHC motilities underlie the cochlear amplifier. HB motility somatic motility Neely and Kim, 1983 Brownelle et al., 1985 Kim, 1986 Hudspeth, 1997
frequency tuning curves of cochlear ganglion neurons OHC damage normal threshold (dB SPL) Robertson & Johnstone, 1979 frequency (kHz)
active cochlear model of Neely & Kim, 1986 frequency tuning curves of single cochlear nerve fibers
nonlinear responses of basilar membrane Robles & Ruggero, 2001
nonlinear responses of basilar membrane Robles & Ruggero, 2001
otoacoustic emissions (OAE) cavity human ear Kemp, 1978
otoacoustic emissions (OAE) transient evoked OAE spontaneous OAE distortion product OAE