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A method for calculating the spectral response of a hair cell to a pure tone

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Using Corey and Hudspeth's hair cell transducer function and that of Assad and Corey as models, the output of the haircell is calculated for an input of a single tone. These results are then compared with experimental data obtained by Hubbard et al. (1979) from guinea pig cochlear. The theoretical and experimental data are found to be similar for low to moderate sound pressure levels.

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  1. Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science, 103 Farquharson, York University, 4700 Keele Street, M3J 1P3, North York, Ontario, Canada

    Marian P. Regan

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Regan, M.P. A method for calculating the spectral response of a hair cell to a pure tone. Biol. Cybern. 71, 13–16 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00198907

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