The cochlea houses the cell bodies of the cochlear nerve within a region called the spiral ganglion. It works to process sound in the following way: The average number of auditory nerve fibers can ...

These are spiral ganglion neuron projections (red and yellow) from an isolated portion of a mouse cochlea. Cell bodies of neurons and inner hair cells are in green. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Different auditory frequencies excite different parts of the cochlea. The cells in the different parts of the cochlea then send signals to the brain corresponding to the sound it has picked up.

University of Utah and Baylor College of Medicine researchers found evidence that stereocilia -- bundles of tiny hair-like tubes atop "hair cells" in the cochlea -- dance back and forth to ...

By using a combination of immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, qPCR, and H&E stains, she discusses the process of creating a flat epithelia, the cell types that are found there, and the genes ...

SNHL occurs when the inner ear, the cochlea, is damaged. The cochlea is a spiral-shaped cavity filled with fluid containing the critical hearing cells. The primary hearing cells are the hair cells, ...