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(Hungarian-American Biophysicist) Georg von Békésy, a Hungarian-American biophysicist, conducted pioneering research on the cochlea's function in mammalian hearing. Using innovative techniques such as strobe photography and silver flakes as markers, he observed how the basilar membrane responds to sound stimulation, elucidating the processing of different sound frequencies in the cochlea. His work revealed how sound wave frequencies are localized in specific cochlear regions before stimulating nerve fibers to transmit signals to the brain. In 1961, he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking contributions to understanding auditory physiology.
