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Cochlear Mechanisms: Structure, Function, and Models

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. J. P. Wilson

    1. University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire, UK

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  2. D. T. Kemp

    1. Institute of Otology and Laryngology, London, UK

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series A: (NSSA)

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Table of contents (53 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Hair Cell Ultrastructure

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Structural Organization of the Mammalian Auditory Hair Cells in Relation to Micromechanics

      • D. J. Lim, Y. Hanamure, Y. Ohashi
      Pages 3-10

    3. Observations on the Cytoskeleton and Related Structures of Mammalian Cochlear Hair Cells

      • C. M. Hackney, D. N. Furness
      Pages 11-20

    4. A Comparative Study of Actin Filaments in Cochlear Hair Cells: Outer Hair Cells in the Apex of the Guinea Pig Cochlea Contain a Unique Ultrastructural Feature

      • L. Carlisle, P. R. Thorne, G. Zajic, R. A. Altschuler, J. Schacht
      Pages 21-28

    5. The Lateral Walls of Inner and Outer Hair Cells

      • Andrew Forge
      Pages 29-35

    6. Tip-Link Organization in Relation to the Structure and Orientation of Stereovillar Bundles

      • J. O. Pickles, M. P. Osborne, S. D. Comis, C. Köppl, O. Gleich, J. Brix et al.
      Pages 37-44

  3. Micromechanical Measurements and Models

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. Hair Cell Mechanics Controls the Dynamic Behaviour of the Lateral Line Cupula

      • Sietse M. van Netten, Alfons B. A. Kroese
      Pages 47-55

    3. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics and Lectins Cause Irreversible Increases in the Stiffness of Cochlear Hair-Cell Stereocilia

      • G. P. Richardson, I. J. Russell, R. Wasserkort, M. Hans
      Pages 57-65

    4. Mechanical Analysis of Hair Cell Microstructure and Motility

      • C. R. Steele, D. H. Jen
      Pages 67-74

    5. A Model for Bidirectional Transduction in Outer Hair Cells

      • S. T. Neely
      Pages 75-82

    6. A Three-Degree-of-Freedom Active Micromechanical Model of the Cochlear Partition

      • K. L. Jones, D. O. Kim
      Pages 83-92

    7. Outer Hair Cells Possess Acetylcholine Receptors and Produce Motile Responses in the Organ of Corti

      • H. P. Zenner, G. Reuter, P. K. Plinkert, U. Zimmermann, A. H. Gitter
      Pages 93-98

    8. Mechano-Electrical Transduction in Turtle Hair Cells

      • R. Fettiplace, A. C. Crawford
      Pages 99-105

    9. Transducer Motor Coupling in Cochlear Outer Hair Cells

      • J. F. Ashmore
      Pages 107-114

    10. Structure of the Cortical Cytoskeleton Outer Hair Cells from the Guinea Pig Organ of Corti

      • M. C. Holley, J. F. Ashmore
      Pages 115-116

    11. Gating Compliance, a Reduction in Hair-Bundle Stiffness Associated with the Gating of Transduction Channels in Hair Cells from the Bullfrog’s Sacculus

      • A. J. Hudspeth, W. M. Roberts, J. Howard
      Pages 117-123

    12. Simultaneous Recording of Fluctuations of Hair-Bundle Deflection and Intracellular Voltage in Saccular Hair Cells

      • Winfried Denk, Watt W. Webb
      Pages 125-133

    13. Micromechanical Movements of Chick Sensory Hair Bundles to Sinusoidal Stimuli

      • J. C. Saunders, Y. M. Szymko
      Pages 135-142
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About this book

Great advances have been made in understanding hearing in recent years. In particular, the mechanical function of the cochlea has become the focus of intense interest. This started in one direction, with the discovery of otoacoustic emissions in 1978, which required active mechanical amplification processes, as first postulated by Gold in 1948. Direct evidence for the role of this mechanism in sharpening-up the otherwise poor, basilar membrane tuning properties, was provided in 1982; and in 1983, motility was shown in outer hair cells. In parallel, an immense amount of work has been done on the electrophysiology of hair cells, following the first intracellular recordings in 1977. Over a longer time scale, models of basilar membrane motion have been developed and refined, and recently much effort has been put into incorporating active mechanisms and non-linear processes. It seemed an opportune time to bring together the leading workers in these various areas, to take stock of the whole field and to stimulate further progress. This book represents the proceedings of a NATO ARW on the Mechanics of Hearing held at the University of Keele, 3-8 July, 1988. The conception of the meeting owes much to earlier meetings held in Boston in 1985 (Peripheral Auditory Mechallisms, Eds. J.B. Allen, J.L.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire, UK

    J. P. Wilson

  • Institute of Otology and Laryngology, London, UK

    D. T. Kemp

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cochlear Mechanisms: Structure, Function, and Models

  • Editors: J. P. Wilson, D. T. Kemp

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series A:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5640-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-5642-4Published: 25 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-5640-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 506

  • Topics: Neurosciences

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