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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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2015-11-01
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/08177 |