The influence of cochlear shape on low-frequency hearing
The conventional theory about the snail shell shape of the mammalian cochlea is that it evolved essentially and perhaps solely to conserve space inside the skull. Recently, a theory proposed that the spiral's graded curvature enhances the cochlea's mechanical response to low frequencies. T...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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National Academy of Sciences
2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46793 |