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The experiments described in this article were designed to test the hypothesis that the tectorial-membrane mass together with its elastic attachments to the spiral limbus and the organ of Corti constitute a mechanical resonance system affecting the frequency analysis in the cochlea. Because of the substantial stiffness of the stereocilia of the outer hair cells (Flock, 1977) to which the tectorial membrane is firmly attached (Kimura, 1966), it is necessary to assume that its system is tightly coupled to the resonance system of the basilar membrane, consisting of the membrane’s stiffness and the mass it supports. In this way a two-resonator system results for every longitudinal element of the cochlear canal.
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Lewis For the network model in Figure 1 of your paper, it would be instructive to see the (dual) mechanical model and the location of connection to the fluid of the cochlear duct.
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Zwislocki, J.J. (1986). Changes in Cochlear Frequency Selectivity Produced by Tectorial-Membrane Manipulation. In: Moore, B.C.J., Patterson, R.D. (eds) Auditory Frequency Selectivity. Nato ASI Series, vol 119. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2247-4_1
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