Highlights d K v 1.8, K v 7.4, K v 11.1, K v 12.1, and BK Ca provide six K + conductances in inner hair cells d These conductances shape receptor potentials during sound stimulation d Combined activity of all channels improves hair cell frequency and intensity coding d The channel repertoire is an evolutionary adaptation to encode complex sound precisely
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