Membrane properties specialize mammalian inner hair cells for frequency or intensity encoding

The auditory pathway faithfully encodes and relays auditory information to the brain with remarkable speed and precision. The inner hair cells (IHCs) are the primary sensory receptors adapted for rapid auditory signaling, but they are not thought to be intrinsically tuned to encode particular sound...

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Main Author: Stuart L Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-11-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/08177