Hearing - Physiological Acoustics, Neural Coding, and Psychoacoustics

Klappentext Hearing is a comprehensive! up-to-date introduction to the perception of sound and its neural basis. Highlights include a special historical review of the field of hearing science! a unique introduction to cochlear mechanics aimed at readers new to this area! an extended treatment of the central! auditory portion of the brain not available in any other textbook! and a rich collection of illustrations emphasizing parallels between the psychology andphysiology of sound perception. The ideal teaching tool for courses in contemporary hearing science! this text will also serve as a prototype for the study of other sensory systems. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Sound and its measurement; Historical introduction; Structure and function of the external and middle ear; Structure and neural projections of the internal ear; Cochlear mechanics; Transduction and the cochlear potentials; The cochlear nerve; Central auditory system; Sensitivity of the ear; Pitch and loudness; Complex auditory phenomena; Sound localization; Hearing loss and audiology.

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• Authors: Robert D. Frisina, George A. Gescheider, W Lawrence (University of Delaware) Gulick, W Lawrence (University of Delaware) Frisin Gulick, W. Lawrence Gulick, W. Lawrence Frisina Gulick, W. Lawrence Gescheider Gulick
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.04.1989
• EAN: 9780195043075
• ISBN: 978-0-19-504307-5
• No. of pages: 430
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, MEDICAL / Neurology, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Neurosciences, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Otorhinolaryngology (ENT), MEDICAL / Otolaryngology