A New Hypothesis on the Frequency Discrimination of the Cochlea

BULUT E., UZUN C., ÖZTÜRK L., Turan P., KANTER M., Arbak S.

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY, cilt.13, ss.204-210, 2017 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 13 Konu: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/iao.2017.2027
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.204-210

Özet

OBJECTIVE: Medial olivocochlear efferent (MOCE) neurons innervate outer hair cells (OHCs) of the cochlea, which in turn leads to basilar membrane motion. We hypothesized that MOCE-induced alterations in basilar membrane motion, independent of traveling waves, is responsible for the cochlear frequency discrimination of sound.