In the depths of your inner ear lies one of biology’s most intricate sound systems. A new discovery reveals that the cochlea — the spiral-shaped organ that turns sound into electrical signals — is ...

Its orderly rows of outer hair cells is unique among the organs of the body. Figure 5 shows a short section of the organ of Corti as it spirals in the cochlea. The organ of Corti is larger and the ...

The outer hair cells are located near the center of the basilar membrane where vibrations will be greatest while the basilar membrane ... Their analysis was able to explain the frequency selectivity ...

Aging Health. 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 ...