Diode Pump Cochlear Audition theory three Dimensional Model

Abstract

A three dimensional model of the cochlea is developed that pumps activated fluid through the tectorial gap of the organ of Corti. The activated fluid generates neural pulses at specific locations along the cochlear duct which are related to specific simple tonal inputs. A computer program, based on an electrical analog of the model, calculates matrices of the transfer factors for section elements in the model and for a range of sound input frequencies. Using these matrices, the program calculates the neural output for a variety of complex sound inputs into the model and compares the calculated output to experimental measurements on actual cochlea. Differences and similarities between the audition model and a proposed vision model are discussed.