uAuditory
Transduction
lTransduction is the conversion of energy from one form to another,
e.g., sound pressure to neural impulses
lThe
Traveling wave.
uWave
set up by action of stapes on oval window
uPoint of Maximal Displacement depends upon the frequency of the
tone.
vHigh
Frequencies near the base.
vLow
frequencies near the apex.
lThe
shearing force
uThe
traveling wave bends the basilar membrane
uThis
bends the hair cells.