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Wever and Bray's work has shown that in mammals the cochlea behaves like a microphone, giving electric oscillations which are an accurate transcription of the sound waves. The most plausible explanation of the effect is that of Hallpike and Rawdon Smith, namely, that it is due to the vibration of a polarized membrane separating endolymph and perilymph, but other hypotheses have been put forward.
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ADRIAN, E. Potential Changes in the Ears of Reptiles and Fish. Nature 141, 553 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141553b0
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