The cochlea transduces vibrations into nerve signals at the oval window

Evidence

The inner ear consists of the snail-like structure known as the “cochlea.” The function of the cochlea is to convert mechanical vibrations into nerve firings to be processed eventually by the brain. Mechanical vibrations reach the cochlea at the oval window via the stapes footplate of the middle ear. — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 542

The inner ear consists of the snail-like structure known as the “cochlea.” The function of the cochlea is to convert mechanical vibrations into nerve firings to be processed eventually by the brain. Mechanical vibrations reach the cochlea at the oval window via the stapes footplate of the middle ear. — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 542

Categorization

• DEFINE: Establishes the core anatomy of the cochlea and its transduction role — foundational vocabulary for the reader’s psychoacoustics study.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 542