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Hearing – more than just Sound and Vibration
The brain creates a colorful world of sounds from minimal acoustic input.
17.10.2025
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- Percipience
- Hearing
Hearing: Structure of the Ear
Cochlea or stirrup: The ear consists of many parts that are important for hearing.
23.10.2025
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- Percipience
- Hearing
From wiggling to the wonderful variety of sounds
It is a long way from purely mechanical vibrations to the world of sounds and tones.
17.10.2025
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- News from the Institutes
Pigeons detect magnetic fields through their inner ear
While many animals rely on the Earth’s magnetic field for orientation, how they detect and perceive magnetic stimuli is unknown.
21.11.2025
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- News from the Institutes
Teamwork in the inner ear
Our hearing is based on the organized grouping of proteins
06.11.2025
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- Percipience
- Hearing
From Sound to Interpretation
How the ear processes fluctuations in air pressure into meaningful information.
03.10.2025
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- Glossary
Middle ear
The eardrum forms the boundary between the outer ear and the middle ear. The ossicles – the malleus, incus, and stapes – transmit the vibration of the eardrum to the inner ear via the oval window. The middle ear is filled with air.
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- Percipience
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A Labyrinth for Balance
A sophisticated labyrinth in the ear keeps our body balanced: the vestibular system.
17.10.2025
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- Glossary
ear
The ear is not only the organ of hearing, but also of balance. A distinction is made between the outer ear with the auricle and external auditory canal, the middle ear with the eardrum and ossicles, and the actual hearing and balance organ, the inner ear with the cochlea and semicircular canals.
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- Glossary
Ear drum
A thin membrane at the end of the ear canal that vibrates when sound waves hit it. The eardrum forms the transition from the outer ear to the middle ear. It is approximately 0.1 mm thick and has a maximum diameter of 10 mm. Contrary to what its name suggests, it is funnel-shaped.
