Outer hair cells (OHCs) of the mammalian cochlea behave like actuators: they feed energy
into the cochlear partition and determine the overall mechanics of hearing. They do this by …

The vertebrate inner ear, responsible for hearing and balance, is able to sense minute
mechanical stimuli originating from an extraordinarily broad range of sound frequencies and …

We review recent progress in using numerical models to relate utricular hair bundle and
otoconial membrane (OM) structure to the functional requirements imposed by natural …

The cadherin superfamily of proteins is defined by the presence of extracellular cadherin
(EC)" repeats" that engage in protein-protein interactions to mediate cell-cell adhesion, cell …

Phase locking of auditory-nerve-fiber (ANF) responses to the temporal fine structure of
acoustic stimuli, a hallmark of the auditory system's temporal precision, is important for many …

The hair bundle is the mechanosensory organelle of hair cells that detects mechanical
stimuli caused by sounds, head motions, and fluid flows. Each hair bundle is an assembly of …

Phase locking of auditory-nerve-fiber (ANF) responses to the fine structure of acoustic stimuli
is a hallmark of the auditory system's temporal precision and is important for many aspects of …

The electromechanical coupling exhibited by cochlear outer hair cells is a remarkable
biophysical phenomenon. These specialized cells generate forces at acoustic frequencies …

The hair bundle is the universal mechanosensory organelle of auditory, vestibular, and
lateral-line systems. A bundle comprises mechanically coupled stereocilia, whose …

In mammals, outer-hair-cell hair bundles (OHBs) transduce sound-induced forces into
receptor currents and are required for the wide dynamic range and high sensitivity of …