Membrane properties specialize mammalian inner hair cells for frequency or intensity encoding

• Published in: eLife Vol. 4
• Main Author: Johnson, Stuart L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England eLife Science Publications, Ltd 06.11.2015; eLife Sciences Publications Ltd; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
• Subjects: Acoustic Stimulation; Animals; Body temperature; Cell Membrane - physiology; Cell membranes; cochlea; gerbil; Gerbillinae; Hair; hair cell; Hair cells; Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner - physiology; Localization; Mammals; Membrane Potentials; Mimicry; Neuroscience; Physiology; Properties; Variance analysis; cochlea; gerbil; neuroscience; hair cell

The auditory pathway faithfully encodes and relays auditory information to the brain with remarkable speed and precision. The inner hair cells (IHCs) are the primary sensory receptors adapted for rapid auditory signaling, but they are not thought to be intrinsically tuned to encode particular sound...