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...addition to hearing, the TRPA1 protein may also be responsible for distinguishing pitch, said Corey, who studies neurobiology and is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator...

Author: By Risheng Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Researchers Discover Hearing Protein | 10/15/2004 | See Source »

This response amplifies the signal that TRPA1 receives and helps the brain separate closely related pitches...

Author: By Risheng Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Researchers Discover Hearing Protein | 10/15/2004 | See Source »

...TRPA1 is located on the 100 to 150 protrusions called cilia on hair cells in the ear, which are “absolutely critical” for sound-hearing ability, Corey said...

Author: By Risheng Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Researchers Discover Hearing Protein | 10/15/2004 | See Source »

...eardrum in turn causes three tiny bones inside the ear to vibrate. The last of these bones taps against a snail-shaped, fluid-filled structure called the cochlea, which houses the hair cells that produce the TRPA1 protein...

Author: By Risheng Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Researchers Discover Hearing Protein | 10/15/2004 | See Source »

Structures attached to the cilia control the opening and closing of the TRPA1 protein. The opening of the TRPA1 protein causes a difference in electrical potential energy which spurs the hair cell to release neurotransmitters. These are picked up by nerve fibers and translated into electrical signals—the language that the brain understands...

Author: By Risheng Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Researchers Discover Hearing Protein | 10/15/2004 | See Source »

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