basilar membrane
Noun
Meaning
a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti
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Examples
He found that movement of the basilar membrane resembles that of a traveling wave; the shape of which varies based on the frequency of the pitch.
The lower frequencies were detected when the basilar membrane was stimulated, providing even further evidence for rate coding.
They lie on the basilar membrane beneath Claudius' cells and are organized in rows with the number of rows the number of which varies between species.