Subject: Re: STATO-ACOUSTIC ORGAN and cochlea From: Martin Braun <nombraun@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 17:44:34 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Braun Neuroscience of Music S-671 95 Klässbol Sweden web site: http://w1.570.telia.com/~u57011259/index.htm