Because some of the ear’s structure involves bones, much of the evolution of the ear can be followed through the fossil record. The evolution of the mammalian ear is well documented and makes a nice ...

Because some of the ear’s structure involves bones, much of the evolution of the ear can be followed through the fossil record. The evolution of the mammalian ear is well documented and makes a nice ...

The mammalian ear uses inner hair cells (IHCs) to send electrical information to the brain, but it also has a specialized population of outer hair cells (OHCs), which act as cellular amplifiers to ...

The mammalian ear has evolved exquisite sensitivity to different frequencies, important for human communication. These ...

This discovery has broad implications for the understanding of the early stages of mammal evolution, illustrating that ...

Evolution of hearing. videoEvolution of hearing Professor Brian Cox explains the evolution of the mammalian ear bones, the malleus, incus and stapes by using a flicker-book to show how the gill ...