Multi-mode cochlear models

Previously, the only model that supported multiple propagation modes and had been shown to mimic cochlear mechanical data was the TWAmp [6,7,8]. We have formulated a three-compartment model that also allows multiple propagation modes. The model represents fluid flow in the organ of Corti, active and passive outer hair cell force production, the reticular lamina and basilar membrane, and the cochlear scalae. We found that this model also produces cochlea-like responses using realistic parameters and parameter settings.