The Peripheral Auditory System
Prereq.: Permission of instructor
Harvard Units: Not applicable /
MIT Units: 3-1-8 (H-Level Credit)
Experimental approaches to the study of the auditory periphery, presented through lectures by faculty and presentations of primary literature by students. Topics include: functional anatomy of the inner ear; transduction by hair cells; synaptic transmission; endocochlear potential; outer hair cells and their electromotility; responses of auditory nerve fibers; efferent control of cochlear function; inner-ear development; and damage and repair of hair-cell organs. Evaluations of students based on oral and written presentations, laboratory exercises, a final examination, and participation in discussions.
