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Fast adaptation in the mammalian cochlea: a conserved mechanism for cochlear amplification

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In fish and amphibians, auditory cells use a rapid channel reclosure mechanism to amplify and discriminate sound stimuli. New evidence from Kennedy et. al. suggests that mammalian outer hair cells also use a similar form of fast adaptation.

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Figure 1: Fast adaptation in hair cells.

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Strassmaier, M., Gillespie, P. Fast adaptation in the mammalian cochlea: a conserved mechanism for cochlear amplification. Nat Neurosci 6, 790–791 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0803-790

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