Sentences with phrase «sensitive hair cells»

The spiral - shaped organ of Corti, found in the cochlea, houses the sensitive hair cells that convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses.

A team led by Charles Zuker of the University of California, San Diego, focused instead on fruit flies, acting on a hunch that the flies» touch - sensitive bristles might contain channels similar to those in sound - sensitive hair cells.

The inner ear is lined with approximately 30,000 sensitive hair cells that convert sound energy into electrical signals that travel to the brain.

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Hair - cell physiologists don't know yet what the pore — called an ion channel — looks like, but some interesting biophysical properties suggest the channel is very fast and sensitive.

In contrast, perovskite solar cells depend on a layer of tiny crystals — each about 1,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair — made of low - cost, light - sensitive materials.

When a critter bumps into one of the flytrap's sensitive hairs, the pressure sends an electrical signal racing from cell to cell, priming its jaws to close.

Merkel cells are highly sensitive to fine touch, and when airflow jostles a hair, the cells react to its motion.

«The act of hearing is based on hair cells in the ear that are like piano keys sensitive to vibrations at different pitches,» Epstein said.

Because hair follicles have stem cells that have a short lifespan and rapid turnover, they are more sensitive to low thyroid levels than other tissues (14).