Tuning the cochlea: Wave-mediated positive feedback between cells

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 421-438

  Bell, Andrew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYBERNETICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHASE VELOCITY; WAVELENGTH;

COCHLEAR AMPLIFIER; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GRADED PHASE VELOCITY;

CELLS;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BASILAR MEMBRANE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; COCHLEA; CYTOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAIR CELL; HISTOLOGY; MATHEMATICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; VIBRATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; BASILAR MEMBRANE; CELL COMMUNICATION; COCHLEA; FEEDBACK; HAIR CELLS, OUTER; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RABBITS; VIBRATION;

EID: 33846491958     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: 14320770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-006-0134-0     Document Type: Article

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