Yale physicists have discovered a sophisticated, previously unknown set of "modes" within the human ear that put important ...

Yale researchers discovered new cochlear hearing modes that influence how the ear amplifies sound and processes frequencies.

Yale physicists uncover a new set of hearing modes in the human ear, revealing complex cochlear mechanics that enhance sound ...

When sound is transmitted to the inner ear the organ of Corti begins to vibrate up and down. Since the basilar membrane is attached to bone and ligament at its two ends, the area of maximal vibration ...

It is contained within the fluid-filled COCHLEA of the INNER EAR, and is approximately 1.3 inches (35 mm ... potentials that stimulate the auditory nerve. The bulging of the basilar membrane as a ...

2012;8(2):107-109. Of special concern when considering hearing in aging is the loss of hair cells located on the basilar membrane in the cochlea in the inner ear: some 12,000–15,000 outer hair ...

Physicists have discovered a sophisticated, previously unknown set of 'modes' within the human ear that put important constraints on how the ear amplifies faint sounds, tolerates noisy blasts, and ...

Its floor is formed by the osseous spiral lamina and the basilar membrane, which separate the cochlear duct from the scala tympani. Figure 1A. The ear has 3 parts. Conductive hearing loss usually ...

The outer hair cells are located near the center of the basilar membrane where vibrations will be greatest ... ears revealed that the mechanical frequency selectivity in the living ear began to ...