Are human spontaneous otoacoustic emissions generated by a chain of coupled nonlinear oscillators?
Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions (SOAEs) are generated by self-sustained cochlear oscillators. Properties of a computational model for a linear array of active oscillators with nearest neighbor coupling are investigated. The model can produce many experimentally well-established properties of SOAEs.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, 9700RB Groningen, Netherlands. hero.wit@ziggo.nl
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D003051:Cochlea / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D009991:Oscillometry; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors