SciArt: Sensory Hair Cells in the Inner Ear

Sensory hair cells (purple) in the inner ear convert sound into neural input to the brain.

Credit: Helen Maunsell, NIDCD

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<a href="https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/multimedia/sciart-sensory-hair-cells-inner-ear"><img src="https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/04-maunsell_600.jpg" alt="Sensory hair cells (purple) in the inner ear convert sound into neural input to the brain. Helen Maunsell, NIDCD"/><p>Sensory hair cells (purple) in the inner ear convert sound into neural input to the brain. Credit: Helen Maunsell, NIDCD</p></a>