Scientists Show How Tiny Cells Deliver Big Sound In Cochlea
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 23:35
in Biology & Nature
Researchers say they have, for what is believed to be the first time, managed to measure and record the elusive electrical activity of the type II neurons in the snail-shell-like structure called the cochlea. And it turns out the cells do indeed carry signals from the ear to the brain, and the sounds they likely respond to would need to be loud, such as sirens or alarms that might be even be described as painful or traumatic.