{"id":119622,"date":"2024-01-15T13:26:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T12:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/?p=119622"},"modified":"2024-01-30T13:27:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T12:27:24","slug":"joint-research-between-the-urv-and-the-university-of-berkeley-studies-the-hearing-of-zebrafish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaridigital.urv.cat\/en\/joint-research-between-the-urv-and-the-university-of-berkeley-studies-the-hearing-of-zebrafish\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint research between the URV and the University of Berkeley studies the hearing of zebrafish"},"content":{"rendered":"

URV researcher Jordi Marc\u00e9-Nogu\u00e9 and Juan Liu from the University of Berkeley (USA) have worked together to analyse the bones of the Weberian apparatus \u2013 a part of the auditory system \u2013 of zebrafish (Danio Rerio). They have confirmed that the resonance frequency of the ear ossicles of fish coincides with their audible spectrum and that the size of these small bones does not affect how they behave. Their research has led to the development of a method to study anatomical systems in a non-invasive way, with the potential to understand and study the human body. The results have been published in the Royal Society of London\u2019s journal Interface<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Weberian system is part of the hearing system of zebrafish and connects their inner ear with their swim bladder, a buoyancy organ found in many fish and cetaceans. \u201cThe analogy between some human organs and the organs of these animals means that lately they have become a popular object of study,\u201d explains Marc\u00e9-Nogu\u00e9, a researcher from the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Discoveries about this species could be useful to better understand the functioning of organs in the human body or to make medical advances.<\/p>\n

Marc\u00e9-Nogu\u00e9 and Liu developed a three-dimensional virtual model of the ossicles in the apparatus based on previous research and established anatomical models. This virtual model was subjected to a sweep of sound frequencies in a simulation that used the finite element method, a computational method quite common in mechanical engineering. That is, the vibration of the bones was studied when they were subjected to different sound frequencies. These sounds are transmitted through bodies and make them vibrate to a greater or lesser extent depending on the material they are made of and their structure. This analysis determined that the resonance frequency of the ossicles \u2013 that is to say, the frequency at which the bones vibrate most intensely \u2013 coincides with the audible spectrum of the animals. At the same time, they generated ten models by modifying the size of the ossicles and repeated the experimental method. The results indicate that the resonance frequency does not depend on the size of the bones, but on other factors.<\/p>\n

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Behaviour of the ossicles as a function of the frequency applied.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The research by Marc\u00e9-Nogu\u00e9 and Liu has validated a methodological model that makes it possible to carry out virtual experiments on the basis of anatomical models. According to Marc\u00e9-Nogu\u00e9, this allows us to use non-invasive methods to study how changes in anatomical systems affect how they behave, either because some organs cannot be accessed or because they do not even exist.<\/p>\n

Reference:<\/strong> Marc\u00e9-Nogu\u00e9 Jordi and Liu Juan, 2024. Finite element modeling of sound transmission in the Weberian apparatus of zebrafish (Danio rerio<\/em>). R. Soc. Interface<\/em>. 21: 20230553. 20230553. http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rsif.2023.0553<\/a><\/p>\n

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