Possible roles of outer hair cell d.c. movements in the cochlea.
Outer hair cells are expected to change the position of the cochlear partition in response to sound stimulation. This may contribute to the extended dynamic range of the cochlea. This paper explores the possible underlying mechanisms and the consequences for models of cochlear function of such position changes.
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Department of Otolaryngology, University of Tübingen, Germany.
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001307:Auditory Perception; D003051:Cochlea / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009622:Noise