The Secondary Spiral Lamina in intracochlear mechanics: A natural hearing protection against high-frequency hearing loss? KU Leuven
The Secondary Spiral Lamina (SSL) is a bony structure of the inner ear that is often overlooked in hearing research. The function of the SSL has never been extensively researched before and is, to date only estimated from evolutionary biology, wherein it plays a major role in high-frequency hearing. Yet the presence of the SSL is highly variable and sometimes not even present at all in highfrequency hearing mammals. Hence, it may have ...