Figure 8.

Identification of horizontal connector stiffness (simulation). The hair bundle was pulled locally and the decaying of the displacement along the stereocilia columns was measured. (Dark circles) In each bundle plot, the dark circles indicate the undeformed configuration. The pulled stereocilia are indicated with arrows. (A) OHC bundle. The displacement decay along different columns is dependent on k_HC2. The result was compared with an OHC experimental result from the rat cochlea (42). (B) IHC bundle. The result was compared with an IHC experimental result from the gerbil cochlea (43). Note that the x axes of the two panels are found different from the respective experimental data. To see this figure in color, go online.