Together with the organ of Corti, the main sensing mechanism of the ear. It is contained within the fluid-filled cochlea of the inner ear, and is approximately ... The bulging of the basilar membrane ...

When sound is transmitted to the inner ear the organ of Corti begins to vibrate up and down. Since the basilar membrane is attached to bone and ligament at its two ends, the area of maximal vibration ...

The team established the surprisingly important role of the shape of the cochlea, the snail-shell-shaped organ in the inner ear that converts ... of this "basilar" membrane vary from very stiff ...