Cell Press, Neuron, 5(76), p. 868-870, 2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.11.016
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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.