Description

Topics for this course are based primarily on reading and discussions of original research literature that cover the analysis as well as the underlying physical and physiological mechanisms of acoustic signals in the auditory periphery. Topics include the acoustics, mechanics, and hydrodynamics of sound transmission; the biophysical basis for cochlear amplification; the physiology of hair-cell transduction and synaptic transmission; efferent feedback control; the analysis and coding of simple and complex sounds by the inner ear; and the physiological bases for hearing disorders. Topics for this course are based primarily on reading and discussions of original research literature that cover the analysis as well as the underlying physical and physiological mechanisms of acoustic signals in the auditory periphery. Topics include the acoustics, mechanics, and hydrodynamics of sound transmission; the biophysical basis for cochlear amplification; the physiology of hair-cell transduction and synaptic transmission; efferent feedback control; the analysis and coding of simple and complex sounds by the inner ear; and the physiological bases for hearing disorders.

Subjects

cochlear physiology | cochlear physiology | cochlea | cochlea | ear | ear | ear canal | ear canal | inner ear | inner ear | middle ear | middle ear | outer ear | outer ear | auditory pathway | auditory pathway | auditory nerve | auditory nerve | auditory brainstem | auditory brainstem | acoustic coupling | acoustic coupling | auditory periphery | auditory periphery | acoustic signals | acoustic signals | sound transmission | sound transmission | cochlear amplification | cochlear amplification | synaptic transmission | synaptic transmission | hair cell transduction | hair cell transduction | efferent feedback control | efferent feedback control | hearing disorders | hearing disorders | hearing | hearing | cochlear mechanics | cochlear mechanics | basilar membrane | basilar membrane | auditory nerve fiber response | auditory nerve fiber response | otoacoustic emissions | otoacoustic emissions | outer hair cell | outer hair cell

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Description

Topics for this course are based primarily on reading and discussions of original research literature that cover the analysis as well as the underlying physical and physiological mechanisms of acoustic signals in the auditory periphery. Topics include the acoustics, mechanics, and hydrodynamics of sound transmission; the biophysical basis for cochlear amplification; the physiology of hair-cell transduction and synaptic transmission; efferent feedback control; the analysis and coding of simple and complex sounds by the inner ear; and the physiological bases for hearing disorders.

Subjects

cochlear physiology | cochlea | ear | ear canal | inner ear | middle ear | outer ear | auditory pathway | auditory nerve | auditory brainstem | acoustic coupling | auditory periphery | acoustic signals | sound transmission | cochlear amplification | synaptic transmission | hair cell transduction | efferent feedback control | hearing disorders | hearing | cochlear mechanics | basilar membrane | auditory nerve fiber response | otoacoustic emissions | outer hair cell

License

Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm

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