Title :
Nonlinear transmission line model for the inner ear
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. Syst., Tel Aviv Univ., Israel
Abstract :
The author presents a modification of the nonlinear transmission line model where amplifiers are included in each branch of the line. She uses these to represent the contribution of the outer hair cells to cochlear motility
Keywords :
acoustic emission; audio-frequency amplifiers; cell motility; ear; nonlinear network analysis; partial differential equations; physiological models; transmission line theory; amplifiers; cochlear motility; inner ear; nonlinear transmission line model; outer hair cells; Acoustic distortion; Acoustic measurements; Animals; Distortion measurement; Ear; Humans; Irrigation; Predictive models; Psychoacoustic models; Transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, 1991. Proceedings., 17th Convention of
Conference_Location :
Tel Aviv
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-678-0
DOI :
10.1109/EEIS.1991.217650
