Organ of Corti, The Receptor Organ of Hearing: An Animation to Supplement the Graduate, Medical, and Health Professions Neuroscience Course

The goal of this thesis project was to produce and evaluate a supplementary 3D animated educational tool about the organ of Corti. This project was designed for the graduate, medical school and health professions neuroscience courses. Students have access to the animation through the Internet by clicking a link from the online auditory system lecture notes. The goal of the animation was to help students to better understand the neuroanatomy and physiology of the organ of Corti. Evaluation showed a positive response to the animation. This thesis document describes the current needs for animations on the organ of Corti in the medical, graduate, and health professions curriculum, documents the existing resources on the subject, and describes the objectives, goals, background, significance, research, project design, and technical implications of the process to create the final product.