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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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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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