Non-invasive biophysical measurement of travelling waves in the insect inner ear

Non-invasive biophysical measurement of travelling waves in the insect inner ear

Frequency analysis in the mammalian cochlea depends on the propagation of frequency information in the form of a travelling wave (TW) across tonotopically arranged auditory sensilla. TWs have been directly observed in the basilar papilla of birds and the ears of bush-crickets (Insecta: Orthoptera) a...

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Main Authors: Fabio A. Sarria-S, Benedict D. Chivers, Carl D. Soulsbury, Fernando Montealegre-Z
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2017-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
travelling wave
cochlea
tonotopy
hearing
laser vibrometry
katydid
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.170171

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