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The Cochlea pp 258–317Cite as

Mechanics of the Cochlea: Modeling Efforts

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Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research ((SHAR,volume 8))

Abstract

Compared to reality, models of the cochlea appear ridiculously simple. To many it may seem strange that a very crude model would tell us something essential about how the real organ works, or, what is more, would predict the outcome of experiments yet to be done. This chapter has been written with the desire to prove that modeling is a useful and enjoyable exercise. Unfortunately for many, this cannot be done without the use of mathematics. However, even for those who can follow and understand mathematical derivations, the field of cochlear modeling may seem confusing because it is too wide. The present chapter is intended to be a useful guide in both these respects.

Mercutio

True, I talk of dreams

Which are the children of an idle brain

Begot of nothing but vain fantasy

Which is as thin of substance as the air

And more inconstant than the wind, who wooes

Even now the frozen bosom of the north

And, being anger’d, puffs away from thence

Turning his face to the dew-dropping south

Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, I, 5.

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  1. Auditory Physiology Laboratory and Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA

    Peter Dallos

  2. Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742-9566, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

  3. Department of Psychology and Parmly Hearing Institute, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60626, USA

    Richard R. Fay

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De Boer, E. (1996). Mechanics of the Cochlea: Modeling Efforts. In: Dallos, P., Popper, A.N., Fay, R.R. (eds) The Cochlea. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 8. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0757-3_5

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