DOI: 10.1126/science.8418496. A Traveling-Wave Amplifier Model of the Cochlea

A Traveling-Wave Amplifier Model of the Cochlea

10.1126/science.8418496

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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Abstract

A two-mode model of the cochlea that uses active intermode feedback has been developed that quantitatively accounts for the motion of the basilar membrane in response to single tones and qualitatively accounts for cochlear emission phenomena. In contrast to existing single-mode models, this model amplifies the mechanical traveling wave in spatially localized cochlear regions where an approximate match occurs between the traveling-wave velocities of each of the two traveling-wave lines or modes.

Bibliography

Hubbard, A. (1993). A Traveling-Wave Amplifier Model of the Cochlea. Science, 259(5091), 68â71.

Authors 1

Allyn Hubbard (first)

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Published Print	32 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 1993)

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BibTeX

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