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An introduction to the physiology of hearing

Deals with the way that the auditory system processes acoustic signals. This book covers cochlear function, including cochlear mechanics; the auditory central nervous system; physiological correlates of auditory perception; and, cochlear pathophysiology and sensorineural hearing loss.
Print Book, English, 2008
Emerald, Bingley, 2008
xxi, 410 s. : illustrations
9780120885213, 0120885212
1001625802
The physics and analysis of sound
The outer and middle ears
The cochlea
The auditory nerve
Mechanisms of transduction and excitation in the cochlea
The subcortical nuclei
The auditory cortex
The centrifugal pathways
Physiological correlates of auditory psychophysics and performance
Sensorineural hearing loss