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- Glossary
Round window
The round window is a membrane-covered opening in the cochlea on the middle ear side. It is connected to the scala tympani and enables the necessary pressure equalization in the inner ear when sound is transmitted through the oval window.
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Anvil
The middle of the three ossicles in the middle ear transmits the vibration from the malleus to the stapes.
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- Anatomy
The Temporal Lobe
The lateral lobe of the cortex is responsible for tasks such as hearing, speaking, memory – and several others.
28.11.2025
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Ossicles
The three bones located in the middle ear – the stapes, malleus, and incus – are known as the ossicles. These are the smallest bones in the human body. They mechanically transmit sound waves from the eardrum to the cochlea.
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Pain
Pain – considered by the ancient Greeks to be the “barking watchdog of health” – spans all scales of the nervous system.
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Hammer
The first of the small ossicles in the middle ear. It is connected to the eardrum and transmits the vibrations caused by sound waves via the other two ossicles (incus, stapes) to the cochlea, where the stimulus is converted into a neural signal.
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- Motor Skills
Networks of Movement: Control Strategy, Tactics, Execution
Every arbitrary movement is planned, organized, and sent for execution in the brain.
01.12.2025
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- Anatomy
The Cerebellum
Highly aesthetic, but long underestimated: the cerebellum does more than just coordinate movements.
05.08.2025
