The auditory system provides an ideal model with which to address these questions, primarily because it involves a highly ordered array of a very small number of sensory cells with well-defined ...

The tensor tympani muscle is a key component of the auditory system, serving to dampen loud sounds (like chewing) to protect the delicate structures of the inner ear. By strengthening this muscle, you ...

Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Auditory processing disorder (APD) in adults can lead to communication problems, ...

The auditory system is the sensory system for hearing. It consists of the outer ear (the auricle and auditory canal), the middle ear (the tympanic membrane, malleus, incus and stapes), the inner ...

Simple ‘telephone’ theories of neural encoding of pitch were replaced by ‘volley’ theories 1 in which stimulus frequency was encoded in the auditory nerve as a whole. According to ...