Title :
Computer-generator color animations of acoustic transduction in the auditory periphery
Author :
Greenberg, S. ; Rose, D. ; Brugge, J. ; Geisler, C.D. ; Hind, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
A series of computer-generated two-dimensional color animations depicting basic concepts of acoustic transduction in the middle and inner ears for a medical school course on hearing mechanisms are presented. Topics and concepts covered in the animations include motion of the tympanic membrane and ossicular chain, the traveling-wave pattern of basilar membrane motion, cochlear micromechanics, inner hair cell depolarization, tonotopic organization and the place principle of frequency coding and temporal coding of frequency. A SuperCard application controls the animations and provides access to additional material pertaining to the auditory periphery, such as illustrations, photographs, text and interactive quizzes. These materials are packaged in two versions, one for classroom presentation, the other for use as a study aid
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer animation; ear; hearing; medical computing; multimedia systems; SuperCard application; acoustic transduction; auditory periphery; basilar membrane motion; classroom presentation; cochlear micromechanics; frequency coding; hearing mechanisms; illustrations; inner hair cell depolarization; interactive quizzes; medical school course; ossicular chain; photographs; place principle; study aid; temporal coding; text; tonotopic organization; traveling-wave pattern; tympanic membrane; Animation; Auditory system; Biomedical acoustics; Biomedical optical imaging; Biomembranes; Ear; Educational institutions; Frequency; Neurophysiology; Optical computing;
Conference_Titel :
Visualization in Biomedical Computing, 1990., Proceedings of the First Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2039-0
DOI :
10.1109/VBC.1990.109357
