A study published in Nature Communications describes evolutionary changes in Neanderthal morphology through the analysis of ...

It occurs due to a buildup of fluid in the compartments of the inner ear, called the labyrinth. This condition usually only ...

Middle ear appeared in amphibians ... As development progresses, the vesicle assumes the complicated shape of its adult form and is called the labyrinth. Labyrinth is filled with fluid endolymph.

The inner ear is divided into two fluid filled chambers - one inside the other. Figure 3 illustrates the basic organization of both the organs of hearing and balance. The fluid in the two chambers ...

In order to reduce these reflections and maximize the transfer of sound energy from the air filled environment to the fluid filled inner ear, land animals evolved external ears as sound collectors and ...

By labelling stem cells with a genetic ‘barcode’, they have been able to follow the cells’ developmental journey and discover how the inner ear is formed in mice. The discovery, published in Science, ...