Full Description
Normal Aspects of Hearing is the first book in a three-book series focused on Translational Perspectives in Auditory Neuroscience. The book starts out with a chapter on acoustics, and the rest of the book focuses on the anatomy and physiology of the peripheral and central auditory systems in a rather traditional manner: from caudal through rostral levels, ending with the descending auditory system. Note that these chapters, for the most part, review topic areas that are best considered basic research and are not translational in nature. However, the final section attempts to tie perception to the underlying physiologic responses, and chapters are parsed into stimulus factors (such as intensity, frequency, binaural stimulation, and complex sounds). The second book in the series is Hearing Across the Life Span - Assessment and Disorders. The third book in the series is Special Topics and provides "translational" perspectives on current topics in hearing science. All three books in the series are also available to purchase as a bundle.
Contents
1. Introduction Kelly Tremblay and Robert Burkard 2. Physics of Sound Robert Burkard and Kathleen McNerney Section I - Anatomy and Physiology 3. Peripheral Anatomy and Physiology - Outer and Middle Ear John Rosowski 4. Anatomy and Physiology of the Cochlea Robert V. Harrison 5. Peripheral Anatomy and Physiology Laurel H. Carney 6. Central Anatomy and Physiology - Cochlear Nuclei Aage Moller 7. The Superior Olivary Complex Shigeyuki Kuwada and Tom C. T. Yin 8. The Lateral Lemniscus and Inferior Colliculus Bradford J. May 9. The Medical Geniculate Body Edward L. Bartlett 10. Auditory Cortex - Anatomy and Physiology John F. Brugge 11. Efferent System John J. Guinan, Jr. Section II - Functioning Systems: Physiological Correlates of Perception 12. Perceptual Correlates of Frequency Coding in the Auditory System Andrew J. Oxenham and Magdalena Wojtczak 13. Intensity Coding Throughout the Auditory System Michael G. Heinz 14. Binaural Hearing, Sound Localization, and Spatial Hearing G. C. Stecker and F. J. Gallun 15. Complex Sound Encoding - Vowels and Consonants Donal G. Sinex
