A New Hypothesis on the Frequency Discrimination of the Cochlea

BULUT E., UZUN C., ÖZTÜRK L., Turan P., Kanter M., ARBAK S.

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY, vol.13, no.2, pp.204-210, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/iao.2017.2027
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.204-210
  • Keywords: Efferent pathways, cochlear outer hair cells, otoacoustic emissions, spontaneous, basilar membrane, microscopy, electron, scanning, OUTER HAIR CELL, PRESTIN, AMPLIFICATION, FLOW
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Medial olivocochlear efferent (MOCE) neurons innervate outer hair cells (OHCs) of the cochlea, which in turn leads to basilar membrane motion. We hypothesized that MOCE-induced alterations in basilar membrane motion, independent of traveling waves, is responsible for the cochlear frequency discrimination of sound.