Auditory Research

 

gerbil cochlea

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The roots and balance of hearing. This is the vestibulocochlear system of Meriones unguiculatus, the Mongolian gerbil. Gerbils are being used as a model system for electroacoustic hearing in a study by Drs. Adunka, Fitzpatrick and Buchman. Dissection and photo by Stephen Pulver.