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ArticleJournal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO2024

Tuning and Timing of Organ of Corti Vibrations at the Apex of the Intact Chinchilla Cochlea.

Alberto Recio-Spinoso, John S Oghalai, Mario A Ruggero

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Article in Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  4. Amplification through local critical behavior in the mammalian cochlea.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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Alberto Recio-SpinosoSchool of Medicine, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02006, Albacete, Spain. reci0001@alumni.umn.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1909-832X
John S OghalaiCaruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
Mario A RuggeroHugh Knowles Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.

Funding

Cochlear mechanics in the mouseR01DC014450 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI John S Oghalai · 2015 to 2026
$5.6M
PERIPHERAL MECHANISMS OF HEARINGR01DC000419 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI RUGGERO, MARIO A · 1989 to 2014
$5.3M
Parent Input, Language Development and Otitis MediaF32DC000419 · NIDCD · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI YONT, KRISTINE M · 2000 to 2002
$110k
Ministerio de Ciencias, Innovacion y Universidades EQC2018-0048200-PMinisterio de Ciencias, Innovacion y Universidades PID2020-117266RB-C22NIDCD NIH HHS F32 DC000419NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC000419NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC014450NIH HHS DC000419NIH HHS DC014450
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Abstract

purposeThe goal of this research was to record sound-evoked vibrations in the organ of Corti at the apex of the intact cochlea of the chinchilla, an animal with a frequency hearing range similar to that of humans.

methodsTwelve adult anesthetized chinchillas of either sex were used. Measurements of sound-evoked vibrations of the intact organ of Corti (OoC) were performed using optical coherence tomography (OCT). Acoustic stimuli consisted of single tones of 1-s duration. OoC vibrations were recorded using a Telesto Spectral Domain OCT system (Thorlabs GmbH, Germany) and ThorImage® OCT version 5.4.2 (Thorlabs GmbH, Germany). Further analysis of the output of the ThorImage software was performed by ad hoc programs written using Matlab® R2020b.

resultsRecordings were performed at several OoC sites extending from the Hensen's cell region to the vicinity of the basilar membrane (BM). The measurement angle between the optical axis of the OCT system and the BM was approximately 45°. Under that experimental condition, delays among the different OoC locations indicate that BM motion occurs earlier than at other sites. At all OoC sites, sound-evoked vibrations grow nonlinearly with stimulus level at compressive rates. The sharpness of tuning of OoC vibrations increases with stimulus level and death. Iso-velocity curves as a function of frequency are well-tuned around 500 Hz and closely resemble threshold tuning curves of chinchilla auditory-nerve fibers with similar characteristic frequencies.

conclusionsThe nonlinear processing of sounds at the apex of the chinchilla cochlea differs significantly from the processing of sounds at the base of the cochlea in the same species.

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ChinchillaOrgan of CortiVibrationAcoustic StimulationAnimalsCochleaFemaleMaleTomography, Optical CoherenceBasilar membraneCochleaOptical coherence tomographyOrgan of Corti

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PMID39448513
PMCPMC11683037

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