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Cochlear Macromechanics — a Review

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Peripheral Auditory Mechanisms

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Biomathematics ((LNBM,volume 64))

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This paper reviews macromechanical models of the cochlea. The emphasis is on two questions: (i) which geometrical and mechanical features should be included, and (ii) which experimental results can be matched.

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    Max A. Viergever

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  1. AT & Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, 07974, USA

    J. B. Allen  & J. L. Hall  & 

  2. Department of Otolaryngology and Departments of Systems Computer and Electrical Engineering, Boston University, 110 Cummington Street, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    A. E. Hubbard

  3. Boys Town National Institute, 555 North 30th Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68131, USA

    S. T. Neely

  4. Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    A. Tubis

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Viergever, M.A. (1986). Cochlear Macromechanics — a Review. In: Allen, J.B., Hall, J.L., Hubbard, A.E., Neely, S.T., Tubis, A. (eds) Peripheral Auditory Mechanisms. Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, vol 64. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-50038-1_9

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