New research throws doubt on old ideas of how hearing works ScienceAdvances
per second). The hair cell responds most strongly to this frequency. This idea means that a sensory cell with an optimal frequency of 1000 Hz would respond much less strongly to sounds with a frequency slightly lower or higher. It has also been assumed that all parts of the cochlea work in the same way. Now, however, a research team has discovered that this is not the case for sensory cells that process sound with frequencies under 1000 Hz, considered to be low-frequency sound.
Anders Fridberger, professor at Linköping University. Credit: Emma Busk Winquist/Linköping University "The design of current cochlear implants is based on the assumption that each electrode should only giveat certain frequencies, in a way that tries to copy what was believed about the function of our hearing system. We suggest that changing the stimulation method at low frequencies will be more similar to the natural stimulation, and the hearing experience of the user should in this way be improved," says Anders Fridberger.
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