Auditory Neuroscience: How is Sound Processed by the Brain?
When you hear music, a telephone call, a pin drop, your auditory system...
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converts sound into vibrations of the three
middle ear bones
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the last middle ear bone is attached to the
cochlea,
which transforms vibration to electric potentials inside the sensory hair cells
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which creates action potentials in auditory-nerve fibers (axons)
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which are processed by the auditory pathway
located in your brain.
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