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. 2016 Sep 8;6:32772. doi: 10.1038/srep32772

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(a,b) Normal and lateral views of the FEA mesh of the lateral cupula of the human specimen, showing the patterns of transverse displacement (a) and rotation (b) of its constituting MITC plate elements after the application of a maintained homogeneous pressure of 0.05 Pa at its surface. Mesh deformation has been exaggerated 25 times. (c,d) Bode plots illustrating how mechanical gain (c) and phase (d) of the semicircular duct system of the human specimen are related to head motion frequency. The effect of three alternative stereocilia/kinocilia lengths, short, medium, long, is shown for each duct. (e) Mercator projection mapping the predicted standard mechanical sensitivity of the duct system relative to the axis and direction of head rotation. (f) The relationship between the coordinates of the Mercator projection maps and the axes of head rotation, with arrows marking the thumb direction following the right hand rule.