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Re: STATO-ACOUSTIC ORGAN and cochlea
Kevin Austin asked:
Is the term "lateral organ' an oversimplification of a multi-dimensional
process for the transduction of vibration / pressure waves / positional
information?
It is called lateral line organ. The ciliae of this organ do the same as
ciliae in the inner ear, and the same as the insect antennae: detection of
pressure gradients.
Could someone point me to an article that would answer my question; Is the
cochlea the evolutionary end of the lateral organ?
Not "the evolutionary end", but ***one*** evolutionary continuation.
You find this described in the evolution chapter(s) in text books of
hearing.
Martin
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