Title :
Characterization of active hair-bundle motion: a source for auditory-organ amplificatory phenomena?
Author :
Benser, Michael E. ; Hudspeth, A.J.
Author_Institution :
Center for Basic Neurosci. Res., Texas Univ., Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
Auditory organs exhibit amplificatory phenomena whose origin is unclear. Normal human hearing, for example, requires the production of energy by some element within the cochlea. The authors show that individual hair bundles produce transient active movements. They characterize these motions and suggest that they may underlie auditory-organ amplificatory phenomena such as the cochlear amplifier and otoacoustical emissions
Keywords :
biomechanics; cellular biophysics; ear; otoacoustic emissions; active hair-bundle motion characterization; auditory-organ amplificatory phenomena source; cochlear amplifier; normal human hearing; otoacoustical emissions; transient active movements; Auditory system; Biomembranes; Displacement measurement; Ear; Force measurement; Frequency; Hair; Humans; Neuroscience; Optical fiber sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.579764
