Hearing Physiology
... • Sensory nerve- Auditory nerve • 98% of fibers carry afferent information from the cochlea to brain • 500 nerve fibers carry efferent neural impulses from brain to ear • This information controls the operation of ear – Some goes to middle ear muscles (protection) – Most goes to or near the hair cel ...
... • Sensory nerve- Auditory nerve • 98% of fibers carry afferent information from the cochlea to brain • 500 nerve fibers carry efferent neural impulses from brain to ear • This information controls the operation of ear – Some goes to middle ear muscles (protection) – Most goes to or near the hair cel ...
L15-Hearing
... Cochlear nerve attached to hair cells transmits nerve impulses to auditory cortex on temporal lobe ...
... Cochlear nerve attached to hair cells transmits nerve impulses to auditory cortex on temporal lobe ...
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
... sound into digital signals. 2. The processor sends the digital signal to the internal implant components through the magnet. 3. The internal implant converts the signals into electrical energy, sending it to an electrode inside the cochlea. 4. The electrodes stimulate the auditory nerve, allowing th ...
... sound into digital signals. 2. The processor sends the digital signal to the internal implant components through the magnet. 3. The internal implant converts the signals into electrical energy, sending it to an electrode inside the cochlea. 4. The electrodes stimulate the auditory nerve, allowing th ...
Hearing and Other Senses Lecture Notes
... ● Frequency (pitch): number of cycles completed by a wave in a given amount of time, usually a second ● wavelength: the distance from the peak of one wave to the peak of the next. ● long wavelengths = low frequency/pitch ● short wavelengths = high frequency/pitch ● Amplitude/Intensity (Loudness): ph ...
... ● Frequency (pitch): number of cycles completed by a wave in a given amount of time, usually a second ● wavelength: the distance from the peak of one wave to the peak of the next. ● long wavelengths = low frequency/pitch ● short wavelengths = high frequency/pitch ● Amplitude/Intensity (Loudness): ph ...
Anatomy & Physiology Overview
... Functions: This one is a little on the tricky side. Your text book, like most texts, lists the primary functions of the central system as: recognition, integration, and interpretation. Some examples: speech recognition, talker recognition, recognition of familiar melodies This part is definitely tru ...
... Functions: This one is a little on the tricky side. Your text book, like most texts, lists the primary functions of the central system as: recognition, integration, and interpretation. Some examples: speech recognition, talker recognition, recognition of familiar melodies This part is definitely tru ...
07.The Ear
... Earlobe – only part of auricle not supported by cartilage External Acoustic (auditory) canal - 2.5 cm long - carries sound to eardrum - lined with hairs and sweat glands that produce ear wax ...
... Earlobe – only part of auricle not supported by cartilage External Acoustic (auditory) canal - 2.5 cm long - carries sound to eardrum - lined with hairs and sweat glands that produce ear wax ...
Hair Cells
... • One row of inner hair cells – main receptor cells involved in hearing • Tectorial membrane covers the tops of the hair cells • Basilar membrane sits underneath the Organ of Corti (underneath the hair cells) ...
... • One row of inner hair cells – main receptor cells involved in hearing • Tectorial membrane covers the tops of the hair cells • Basilar membrane sits underneath the Organ of Corti (underneath the hair cells) ...
Neural Encoding Talk
... Sensations and perception The pinna and middle ear act as mechanical transformers and amplifiers, so that by the time sound waves reach the organ of Corti, their pressure amplitude is 22 times that of the air impinging on the pinna. Hair cells are the sensory receptors of both the auditory system ...
... Sensations and perception The pinna and middle ear act as mechanical transformers and amplifiers, so that by the time sound waves reach the organ of Corti, their pressure amplitude is 22 times that of the air impinging on the pinna. Hair cells are the sensory receptors of both the auditory system ...
Auditory system
The auditory system is the sensory system for the sense of hearing. It includes both the sensory organs (the ears) and the auditory parts of the sensory system.