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The Auditory Cerebellum: Function and Dysfunction focuses on the sensory and cognitive aspects of the cerebellum, with an emphasis on hearing, speech, music, speaking, and singing. This book fills the gap for information needed in audiology and auditory neuroscience, tinnitus, and developmental disorders with a strong auditory component. This book starts with a general overview on the connectivity between the cerebellum and auditory subcortical and cortical areas, including general cortical networks. There are several chapters devoted to the timing aspects of the cerebellum underlying speech and music perception as well as motor aspects in speaking and singing.
Also discussed is the role of the cerebellum in hearing impairment, tinnitus, developmental disorders with a strong auditory component, including dyslexia, autism, attention deficit, and hyperactivity disorder. Dr. Jos Eggermont, a leading researcher in the field, uses a systems analysis approach that covers electrophysiology and neural imaging, both in animals and humans.
List of contents
1. Anatomy, histology, physiology and connectivity of the cerebellum
2. The cerebellum as a time keeper
3. A cognitive role for the cerebellum
4. The cerebellum and auditory perception
5. The role of the cerebellum in music, speech and language perception
6. Cerebellum involvement in speaking and singing
7. Maturation and aging of the cerebellum
8. Cognitive developmental disorders
9. Schizophrenia and the cerebellum
10. Dementia and the cerebellum
11. Cerebellar dysfunction in hearing loss and tinnitus
12. Does the cerebellum predict?
13. The cerebellum in auditory related disorders. An under-researched area
About the author
Dr. Jos J. Eggermont is an Emeritus Professor in the Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, and Psychology at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. Dr. Eggermont is one of the most renowned scientists in the field of the auditory system and his work has contributed substantially to the current knowledge about hearing loss. His research comprises most aspects of audition with an emphasis on the electrophysiology of the auditory system in experimental animals. He has published over 225 scientific articles, authored/edited 10 books, and contributed to over 100 book chapters all focusing on the auditory system.
