Two sets of MRI images, one at five minutes after green tracer molecules were injected into the cerebrospinal fluid and the other at 90 minutes after injection. Closeup images show the tracer molecules moving through the cochlear aqueduct into the inner ear.

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An MRI image of a mouse head showing the brain in gray, the cerebrospinal fluid in blue, and the fluid of the inner ear in green.

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A mouse cochlea is seen with hair cells colored green and neurons stained in red, twisting against a black backdrop.

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Inner ear hair cells are seen in multi-color stains. The entire hair cell is colored in green, with the cell body in blue and the hair bundles in red.

An inner ear organoid is seen in an ear-shaped cross section under a microscope. Hair cells responsible for translating sound to a neural signal are colored red.

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