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The Cochlear Amplifier as a Standing Wave: Squirting Waves Between Rows of Outer Hair Cells?

Date

Authors

Bell, James Andrew

Fletcher, Neville H.

Publisher

Acoustical Society of America

Abstract

This paper draws attention to symmetric Lloyd-Redwood (SLR) waves-known in ultrasonics as "squirting" waves-and points out that their distinctive properties make them well-suited for carrying positive feedback between rows of outer hair cells. This could

Keywords

Keywords: Hydrophobicity; Standing wave meters; Ultrasonic waves; Wave propagation; Cochlear amplifiers; Hydrophobic effects; Acoustic noise; amplifier; article; cochlea; dispersion; frequency modulation; hair cell; hearing; hydrophobicity; positive feedback; prior

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/77940

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Type

Journal article

Access Statement

Open Access

DOI

10.1121/1.1766053

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