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Cell Press, Neuron, 5(76), p. 868-870, 2012

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.11.016

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Probing the Cochlear Amplifier by Immobilizing Molecular Motors of Sensory Hair Cells

Journal article published in 2012 by Tianying Ren, Peter G. Gillespie ORCID
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Abstract

The location and longitudinal extent of cochlear biomechanical amplification has been an open question. In this issue of Neuron, Fisher et al. (2012) demonstrate that sound-induced vibration is amplified over a short region-about one wavelength-prior to the response peak.