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The Organ of Corti is the hearing organ of the inner ear. It contains receptors that respond to vibrations in the basilar membrane which are caused by sound.

It uses a special structure to change an up-and-down motion of the basilar membrane into a shearing vector on a set of hair cells. The shear on the cells opens ions channels, leading to neural, electrical signaling to the auditory cortex

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