The Traveling Wave. Reminder 2 Frequency Amplitude Frequency Phase Frequency domain Time domain (time) waveform Amplitude spectrum.

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The Traveling Wave

Reminder 2 Frequency Amplitude Frequency Phase Frequency domain Time domain (time) waveform Amplitude spectrum

The bottom line Besides being able to encode the time waveform of sound, the cochlea can break a sound down into its component frequencies because of the mechanical properties of the basilar membrane.

Phase-locking transdct.mov

From Gelfand (1998) Basilar membrane width increases from base to apex

Morphological differences along the length of the basilar membrane From Pickles (1988)

Georg von Bekésy

von Bekesy’s experiments Observed basilar membrane motion in human cadavers Observations near the cochlear apex Used intense sounds to elicit responses big enough to see under the light microscope

Traveling wave From von Bekesy (1960), Gelfand (1998)

Traveling wave characteristics Always starts at the base of the cochlea and moves toward the apex Its amplitude changes as it traverses the length of the cochlea The position along the basilar membrane at which its amplitude is highest depends on the frequency of the stimulus

Traveling wave Hz

Traveling wave Hz

Most sounds in the world contain (A) a single frequency (B) multiple frequencies 14

If I play a complex sound into the ear, the traveling wave (A) will have a single peak. (B) will not have a peak. (C) will have a peak for each frequency in the sound. 15

Traveling wave 1000 and 8000 Hz

If each place on the basilar membrane responds to a narrow range of frequencies, each place on the basilar membrane is acting like (A) a high-pass filter (B) a low-pass filter (C) a bandpass filter 17

As the sound pressure increases (A) the amplitude of basilar membrane motion increases. (B) the displacement of the stereocilia increases. (C) the tip links are stretched more. (D) more ions flow into the hair cell. (E) the auditory neurons produce more action potentials. (F) All of the above 18

Traveling wave Hz, Intensity effects

Traveling wave envelope envelope From Gelfand (1998)

Traveling wave envelopes at different frequencies base apex From

The response of a “place” on the basilar membrane 22

If each place on the basilar membrane responds best at a different frequency, the whole basilar membrane is (A) measuring how much sound energy there is at one frequency (B) representing the waveform of the sound (C) representing the amplitude spectrum of the sound 23

Conclusions The mechanical properties of the basilar membrane make it respond at different positions to different frequencies. High frequencies produce big responses near the base of the cochlea; low frequencies produce big responses near the apex of the cochlea. The basilar membrane can “decompose” a complex sound into its component frequencies.

Text sources Gelfand, S.A. (1998) Hearing: An introduction to psychological and physiological acoustics. New York: Marcel Dekker. Pickles, J.O. (1988) An introduction to the physiology of hearing. Berkeley: Academic Press.