Cochlear Currents

Snail currents

Introduction

Cochlear currents (biopotentials) are electrical potentials that arise in the cochlea of ​​the inner ear of humans and other vertebrates. The cochlea plays an important role in hearing and is used in diagnosing hearing disorders. In this article we will look at the main characteristics of cochlear currents and their significance for understanding the functioning of human hearing.

Snail biopotentials

The spiral cochlea (or cochlear apparatus) is the largest structure of the vertebrate inner ear, located at the end of the facial canal of the cochlea and consists of bones, nerves, sensory organs and muscles. One of the main functions of the cochlea is to transmit sound signals from the outer ear to the inner ear. Sound waves passing through the outer ear vibrate the eardrum, which in turn transmits vibrations to the bones of the middle ear and from them to the end of the cochlea (or Corti). Corti are arranged in the shape of a pistil and are separated by a middle