Holographic assessment of a hypothesized microwave hearing mechanism.
Exposure of the head to pulse-modulated microwaves induces the perception of a sound. It has been hypothesized that the electromagnetic energy is converted to acoustic energy in the skull and then conducted through the bone. Dynamic time-averaged interferometric holography showed that the predicted motion of head tissue did not occur. An alternative locus for this hearing effect is suggested.
D000818:Animals; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000528:radiation effects; D003051:Cochlea / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology*; D006696:Holography; D006801:Humans; D008872:Microwaves; D008954:Models, Biological; D009038:Motion; D051381:Rats; D014732:Vibration