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A fantasia on Kölliker's organ

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In the silence that precedes the onset of hearing in the developing auditory system, it seems that the cells of a transient structure known as Kölliker's organ are capable of generating their own 'virtual' music.

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Figure 1: Supporting the auditory pathway.

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  1. Ian D. Forsythe is at the MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK. idf@le.ac.uk ,

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