TED-Ed
The science of hearing - Douglas L. Oliver
2018 • E60 Jun 19, 2018 5m
The ability to recognize sounds and identify their location is possible thanks to the auditory system. That’s comprised of two main parts: the ear, and the brain. The ear’s task is to convert sound energy into neural signals; the brain’s is to receive and process the information those signals contain. To understand how that works, Douglas L. Oliver follows a sound on its journey into the ear.
Lesson by Douglas L. Oliver, animation by Cabong Studios.
Lesson by Douglas L. Oliver, animation by Cabong Studios.