For many years, studies about the cochlea have been mainly focused on sensory cells, i.e. the inner hair cell(IHC) and outer hair cell (OHC), and the neuron sys
Cells in mammalian cochleae virtually stop proliferation and exit cellular circle before birth. Consequently, hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons destroyed b
Growing evidence has been found to suggest that early development of the central auditory system is dependent on acoustic stimuli. Peripheral damage caused by n