Jonah Mittelstadt

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The Keys to Sound: Cochlear Inner Hair Cells

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Lab: Mueller Laboratory
School: SOM
Department: Neuroscience

The hair bundles of two inner hair cells were visualized using scanning electron microscopy from a full cochlear preparation. When you hear, each of these bundles is deflected by sound waves enabling your brain to detect the sound.