Alfonso Corti (1822–1888)
Italian anatomist

Corti began his scientific career studying the cardiovascular systems of reptiles. Later he turned his attention to the mammalian auditory system. In 1851 he published a paper describing a structure located on the basilar membrane of the cochlea containing hair cells that convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses: the organ of Corti.

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