MICROFABRICATED AUDITORY SYSTEM MIMICKING HUMAN COCHLEA

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Abstract

An artificial cochlea is a neuronal prosthesis designed to restore sensorineural hearing loss caused by damage to the cochlea. The damage usually stems from the loss of hair cells in the organ of Corti, which is located on the basilar membrane (BM). Hair cells are specialized mechanoreceptors that transduce mechanical movement of the BM into an electrochemical signal to stimulate the auditory nerve. Basic passive hearing comes from the mechanical displacement of the BM by a traveling wave, cellular depolarization, and synaptic activity.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWorld Scientific Series in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
PublisherWorld Scientific
Pages641-667
Number of pages27
Edition2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

Publication series

NameWorld Scientific Series in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Number2
Volume9
ISSN (Print)2301-301X
ISSN (Electronic)2335-6693

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

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