Book chapter
Auditory Afferents: Sound Encoding in the Cochlea
The Senses, pp.487-500
Elsevier
2020
Abstract
The primary afferent neurons are responsible for the fast and reliable encoding of sound over a wide range of frequencies and intensities. Populations of afferent neurons with heterogenous response properties are required to perform this remarkable incredible feat. This chapter reviews the anatomical, physiological, and genetic mechanisms that define subpopulations of auditory spiral ganglion neurons and afferents that contribute to the encoding of sound. Importantly, these mechanisms also contribute to the susceptibility of the auditory system to acoustic overexposure and aging.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Auditory Afferents: Sound Encoding in the Cochlea
- Creators
- Sonja J PyottHenrique von GersdorffBernd Fritzsch
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- The Senses, pp.487-500
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2020
- Academic Unit
- Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Biology; Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984071786602771
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