Figure 5.

Sensitivity microstructure created by multiple internal reflection. Peak BM sensitivity versus cochlear location for models with and without multiple internal reflection. Sensitivities were computed from the two families of equispaced transfer functions shown in Figure 4. Results for the mechanically smooth model (without internal reflection) are shown using gray symbols (×); those for the irregular model are shown using black squares (■). A local trend computed using a Savitzky–Golay smoothing filter is superposed to guide the eye.