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The peripheral auditory apparatus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2009

B. M. Johnstone  and
P. M. Sellick
B. M. Johnstone
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, University of Western AustraliaPerth, 6009Western Australia
P. M. Sellick
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, University of Western AustraliaPerth, 6009Western Australia
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This review of the peripheral auditory apparatus represents an attempt to analyse critically recent developments in the field. The coverage is not exhaustive, the emphasis is on functional aspects and no attempt is made to review the anatomy of the ear. Particular emphasis is placed on three broad sections: the physiology of the middle ear, basilar membrane mechanics and the electrophysiology of the cochlea. It is in these areas that recent technical advances have led to experiments which throw doubt on traditionally held concepts. Such an advance is the application of the Mössbauer technique to the problem of middle- and inner-ear mechanics. Because of its novelty, this technique is discussed in detail. Other new methods such as laser holography are just starting to be used, as are the ion selective microelectrodes for measuring dynamic changes in endolymph concentration. After many years of slow progress there is a sudden spark of enthusiasm for peripheral auditory research, and the coming decade promises to be most exciting indeed.

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Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , February 1972 , pp. 1 - 57
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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