Noise—random disturbances of signals—poses a fundamental problem for information
processing and affects all aspects of nervous-system function. However, the nature, amount …

Much is known about the mechanotransducer (MT) channels mediating transduction in hair
cells of the vertrbrate inner ear. With the use of isolated preparations, it is experimentally …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Sound pressure fluctuations striking the ear are conveyed to the cochlea, where they vibrate
the basilar membrane on which sit hair cells, the mechanoreceptors of the inner ear …

Mechanotransduction, the transformation of mechanical force into an electrical signal, allows
living organisms to hear, register movement and gravity, detect touch, and sense changes in …

Mammals have an astonishing ability to sense and discriminate sounds of different
frequencies and intensities. Fundamental for this process are mechanosensory hair cells in …

The inner ear's performance is greatly enhanced by an active process defined by four
features: amplification, frequency selectivity, compressive nonlinearity, and spontaneous …

Organisms of all phyla express mechanosensitive ion channels with a wide range of
physiological functions. In recent years, several classes of mechanically gated ion channels …

Although the basic principles underlying the function of the peripheral auditory system have
been known for many years, the molecules required for hearing have hitherto remained …

The sensory epithelium of the mammalian inner ear contains two types of mechanosensory
cells: inner (IHC) and outer hair cells (OHC). They both transduce mechanical force …