Marine snail study gives insights into human brain
...thened the view that the human brain and that of a snail named Aplysia are surprisingly similar. "Human bra...an, who has been conducting research on the marine snail for 20 years, said, "As far as I can tell, everything that my colleagues and I have found in the Apl...Magnetic Hearing Aid Could Open New "Window" For Hearing Impaired
...hthe cochlea, the fluid-filled organ shaped like a snail shell, and stimulate itsthousands of hair cells used in normal hearing. The new device is the first touse an electromagnet to stimulate the inner ear via the round window. A major feature of Spindel's approach is that the device doesn't obstruct the...