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Distortion generated by the ear: its emergence and evolution during development

M Tubach1, J McGee, E J Walsh

  • 1Boy's Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Neb. 68131, USA.

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|July 1, 1996
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Auditory nerve fibers in kittens initially process sound linearly, with distortion products appearing and evolving during early development. This suggests a critical period for auditory development and increasing spectral information content over time.

Area of Science:

  • Auditory Neuroscience
  • Developmental Biology
  • Bioacoustics

Background:

  • Active cochlear mechanics in adults generate distortion products, creating frequencies not present in the original sound.
  • These distortion products are represented in the auditory nerve fiber spike trains, impacting auditory perception.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the emergence and progression of intermodulation distortion during auditory development in kittens.
  • To understand how cochlear processing changes from linear to nonlinear during early life.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized established surgical and electrophysiological techniques to record auditory nerve fiber activity in developing kittens.
  • Presented simultaneous tones (f1 and f2) at various ratios and recorded discharge-rate or synchrony-based responses.

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Main Results:

  • Cubic distortion products (CDPs) were first detected around 10 days after initial auditory nerve responses.
  • The spectrum of distortion products (DPs) in the cochlea significantly changed during the second postnatal week.
  • Adult-like DP characteristics were observed after the first postnatal month.

Conclusions:

  • Cochlear transduction appears linear in neonatal cats, indicating a critical phase of auditory development.
  • The complexity of distortion-related spectral information in auditory nerve fibers increases during development, alongside other peripheral auditory maturation.