Implementation details of a computation model of the inner hair‐cell auditory‐nerve synapse

A simple and computationally efficient model of auditory-neural transduction at the inner hair cell has recently been described, (Meddis, 1986a nd 1988). This paper briefly presents a short computer program to implement the model, an exploration of the effects of modifying the parameters of the model, anew set of parameters for simulating an auditory nerve fiber showing amedium rate of spontaneous activity with extended ynamic range, and some methods of quickly estimating some of the characteristics. It is intended as advice for researchers who wish to implement he model as part of a speech recognition device or as input to another model of more centrally located neurophysiological functions.