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The exquisite spectral and temporal properties of the cochlea are achieved by functional integration of specialized subsystems. Being highly integrated, these components had remained technically inaccessible in vivo for fundamental research and clinical diagnosis without damaging the whole system. In the last three decades, however, great steps forward in our understanding of cochlear function have been made possible by technical developments in biophysics, molecular biology, genetics, and imaging. The following chapters provide comprehensive descriptions of the fundamental principles and experimental results associated with various subsystems and their integration. This chapter highlights the major concepts and findings described in each chapter and links them across chapters, demonstrating the major advances in cochlear research.
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Manley, G.A., Gummer, A.W. (2017). Major Advances in Cochlear Research. In: Manley, G., Gummer, A., Popper, A., Fay, R. (eds) Understanding the Cochlea. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 62. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52073-5_1
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