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Hair Cells

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Hair cells on the basilar membrane transduce its vibration into neural signals carried by the auditory nerve.

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Bending of hair cell projections opens channels that trigger firing in the attached neurons.

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Human hair cells do not regenerate. Noise damage to them is permanent.