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Basilar Membrane

Known as: Membrane, Basilar, Basilar membrane of cochlea, Membranes, Basilar 
A basement membrane in the cochlea that supports the hair cells of the ORGAN OF CORTI, consisting keratin-like fibrils. It stretches from the SPIRAL… (More)
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Blood supply aspectsMicrobiologicalProcess of secretionSpiral Ligament of Cochlea
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Cochlear structure

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Basilar Membrane
physiological aspects
Blood supply aspects
Cochlear structure
Spiral Ligament of Cochlea
Process of secretion

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Voxel-based lesion–symptom mapping
For more than a century, lesion–symptom mapping studies have yielded valuable insights into the relationships between brain and… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Longitudinal pattern of basilar membrane vibration in the sensitive cochlea.
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In the normal mammalian ear, sound vibrates the eardrum, causing the tiny bones of the middle ear to vibrate, transferring the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Basilar-membrane nonlinearity and the growth of forward masking.
Forward masking growth functions were measured for pure-tone maskers and signals at 2 and 6 kHz as a function of the silent… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The effect of efferent stimulation on basilar membrane displacement in the basal turn of the guinea pig cochlea.
Tone-evoked basilar membrane (BM) displacements were measured with a laser diode interferometer from the basal turn of the guinea… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Two-tone suppression in the basilar membrane of the cochlea: mechanical basis of auditory-nerve rate suppression.
1. The vibratory response to two-tone stimuli was measured in the basilar membrane of the chinchilla cochlea by means of the M… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Furosemide alters organ of corti mechanics: evidence for feedback of outer hair cells upon the basilar membrane.
A widely held hypothesis of mammalian cochlear function is that the mechanical responses to sound of the basilar membrane depend… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Basilar membrane nonlinearity determines auditory nerve rate-intensity functions and cochlear dynamic range.
In a previous paper (Winter et al., 1990) we demonstrated the existence of a new type of auditory-nerve rate-intensity function… (More)
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Basilar membrane measurements and the travelling wave.
From the original measurements of G. von Békésy (1942) until a few years ago, the basilar membrane was considered to undergo… (More)
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Basilar membrane mechanics at the base of the chinchilla cochlea. I. Input-output functions, tuning curves, and response phases.
Basilar membrane (BM) velocity was measured at a site 3.5 mm from the basal end of the chinchilla cochlea using the Mössbauer… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Measurement of basilar membrane motion in the guinea pig using the Mössbauer technique.
Basilar membrane motion was measured at the 16-19 kHz place of the guinea pig cochlea using the Mössbauer technique. The… (More)
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