The stereocilia of the outer hair cells are embedded in the overlying gelatinous tectorial membrane. The perilymph fluid wave causes a frequency-specific movement of the basilar membrane.

These large molecules join together to form a scaffold which spans the inside of a cell. The stereocilia of all hair cells are stiff because of an abundance of one of these cytoskeletal proteins. All ...

The sensitive organs of the ear ~ the stirrup, cochlea and stereocilia — are easily damaged by even intermittent levels of above normal noise levels. We who have chosen to live in Montana do so ...

This fundamental study demonstrates a novel method for imaging glutamate receptors in situ via cryo-ET. The use of cutting-edge methods is well-described and is compelling. This paper is broadly ...