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An Inner Ear Primer - Tulane University
Brief overview of the inner ear functioning and the main pathophysiology of the auditory and vestibular systems.
http://www.mcl.tulane.edu/departments/pathology/fermin/InnerEarPrimer.html
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Anatomy of Auditory
Systematic presentation of light microscope, electron microscope, and scanning electron microscope images of ear structures. Basic anatomy, but the structural basis of the physiology of hearing is well shown.
http://www.neurophys.wisc.edu/~ychen/auditory/fs-auditory.html
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Cochlear Fluids Lab - Washington University
Studies in this laboratory are directed towards system-level physiology of the cochlea.
http://oto.wustl.edu/cochlea/
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How the Ear Works
Covers the process by which sound is converted to activity in the audiotory nerve and is aimed at a broad audience. The focus is more on hair cell physiology than on cochlear mechanics.
http://www.bcm.edu/oto/research/cochlea/Volta/index.html
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HowStuffWorks: How Hearing Works
Illustrated tutorial traces the path of a sound, from its original source all the way to your brain, to show how all the parts of the ear work together.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/hearing.htm
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Promenade Around the Cochlea
Interactive presentation of the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the peripheral end-organ. Aimed at medical and biology students, and available in French and English.
http://www.iurc.montp.inserm.fr/cric/audition/
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The Auditory Central Nervous System
A tutorial on the anatomy and physiology of where and how sound is processed in the brain.
http://serous.med.buffalo.edu/hearing
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The Auditory Laboratory of the University of Western Australia
Carrying out fundamental research into the physiology of hearing and the auditory system.
http://www.auditory.uwa.edu.au/
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Virtual Tour of the Ear
Index of sites covering human and animal audiology, including case studies, diseases and disorders, and development.
http://ctl.augie.edu/perry/ear/tours.htm
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