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The response of a physical three chamber model of the cochlea is described in the present paper. The model is rectilinear, geometrically scaled 50:1 and supplied with train-gauge transducers to measure axial and cross components of oscillating fluid near the Corti organ. A continuous motion of fluid in the scala media was observed and a complete picture of the stream line distribution was obtained using fluorescent pow ders and black light. Some peculiar aspects of this continuous flow can be closely correlated with basilar membrane (B.M.) response.
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D’Angelo, S., Masili, M., Malvano, R. (1986). Linear and Non-Linear Effects in a Physical Model of the Cochlea. 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_35
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