"This paper presents a computational model to simulate normal and impaired auditory-nerve (AN) fiber responses in cats. The model responses match physiological data over a wider dynamic range than previous auditory models. This is achieved by providing two modes of basilar membrane excitation to the inner hair cell (IHC) rather than one. ... The model responses are consistent with a wide range of physiological data from both normal and impaired ears for stimuli presented at levels spanning the dynamic range of hearing."
Model Type: Connectionist Network
Cell Type(s): Auditory nerve
Model Concept(s): Simplified Models; Rate-coding model neurons
Simulation Environment: MATLAB (web link to model)
References:
Zilany MS, Bruce IC. (2006). Modeling auditory-nerve responses for high sound pressure levels in the normal and impaired auditory periphery. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 120 [PubMed]
Zilany MS, Bruce IC. (2007). Representation of the vowel /epsilon/ in normal and impaired auditory nerve fibers: model predictions of responses in cats. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 122 [PubMed]