▪ Abstract Mechanosensory hair cells of the vertebrate inner ear contribute to acoustic tuning
through feedback processes involving voltage-gated channels in the basolateral membrane …

In non‐mammalian, hair cell‐bearing sense organs amplification is associated with
mechano‐electric transducer channels in the stereovilli (commonly called stereocilia) …

Mammalian hearing depends on an amplification process involving prestin, a voltage-
sensitive motor protein that enables cochlear outer hair cells (OHCs) to change length and …

Outer hair cells (OHCs) provide amplification in the mammalian cochlea using somatic force
generation underpinned by voltage-dependent conformational changes of the motor protein …

This comprehensive introduction to the functions of the mammalian ear describes the major
steps by which sound is transformed into nerve impulses. The author leads the reader along …

High-frequency resolution is one of the salient features of peripheral sound processing in
the mammalian cochlea. The sensitivity originates in the active amplification of the travelling …

This composite article is intended to give the experts in the field of cochlear mechanics an
opportunity to voice their personal opinion on the one mechanism they believe dominates …

To enhance their mechanical sensitivity and frequency selectivity, hair cells amplify the
mechanical stimuli to which they respond. Although cell-body contractions of outer hair cells …

It is generally accepted that the acute sensitivity and frequency discrimination of mammalian
hearing requires active mechanical amplification of the sound stimulus within the cochlea …

The tectorial membrane has long been postulated as playing a role in the exquisite
sensitivity of the cochlea. In particular, it has been proposed that the tectorial membrane …