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dc.contributor.authorManoussaki, D.
dc.contributor.authorChadwick, R.
dc.contributor.authorKetten, Darlene
dc.contributor.authorArruda, J.
dc.contributor.authorDimitriadis, E.
dc.contributor.authorO’Malley, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:29:18Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:29:18Z
dc.date.created2014-11-19T01:13:56Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationManoussaki, D. and Chadwick, R. and Ketten, D. and Arruda, J. and Dimitriadis, E. and O’Malley, J. 2008. The influence of cochlear shape on low-frequency hearing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA. 105 (16): pp. 6162-6166.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46793
dc.description.abstract

The conventional theory about the snail shell shape of the mammalian cochlea is that it evolved essentially and perhaps solely to conserve space inside the skull. Recently, a theory proposed that the spiral's graded curvature enhances the cochlea's mechanical response to low frequencies. This article provides a multispecies analysis of cochlear shape to test this theory and demonstrates that the ratio of the radii of curvature from the outermost and innermost turns of the cochlear spiral is a significant cochlear feature that correlates strongly with low-frequency hearing limits. The ratio, which is a measure of curvature gradient, is a reflection of the ability of cochlear curvature to focus acoustic energy at the outer wall of the cochlear canal as the wave propagates toward the apex of the cochlea.

dc.publisherNational Academy of Sciences
dc.titleThe influence of cochlear shape on low-frequency hearing
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume105
dcterms.source.number16
dcterms.source.startPage6162
dcterms.source.endPage6166
dcterms.source.issn0027-8424
dcterms.source.titleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA
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