Oxford Handbook of Auditory Science
The Ear
1st Edition
Published on 14. January 2010
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-0-19-923339-7 (ISBN)
Description
The first volume in The Oxford Handbook of Auditory Science, The Ear serves both as an introduction and as a reference work for anyone interested in the auditory periphery. Each chapter includes a mix of tutorial and advanced information. Throughout the book, the focus is on mechanistic, functional evidence, with many chapters concentrating on cellular and molecular explanations of cochlear function. In addition to basic function, the development and regeneration of the inner ear are described, as are the growing body of ear-related genes identified through studies of human deafness and animal mutants. This knowledge is applied to the human condition in descriptions of pathogenic mechanisms, and existing therapies, especially the cochlear implant. Whether the reader is a student entering the field, a clinical practitioner, or a worker in an allied field of study, this volume will be a valuable resource of basic information, and perhaps a catalyst to making their own contributions to the ongoing challenge, and adventure, of understanding the mysteries of the ear.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Students and researchers in hearing science, psychology, ENT, neuroscience
Illustrations
Illus.
Dimensions
Height: 255 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1007 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-923339-7 (9780199233397)
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Edited by Paul Fuchs, Center for Hearing and Balance, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
Contributors:
Paul Fuchs, Center for Hearing and Balance, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
John Rosowski, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
David T. Kemp, UCL Ear Institute
Lawrence Robert Lustig, University of California
Egbert De Boer, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam
Alfred L. Nuttall, Oregon Health and Sciences University
Dan Marcus, Kansas State University
Philine Wangemann, Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Carole M Hackney, Mackay Institute of Communication and Neuroscience, Keele University School of Life Sciences, Jonathan Ashmore, University College London
Belen Elgoyhen, Institute for Research in Genetic Engineering INGEBI (Conicet)
Jonathan Gale, UCL Centre for Auditory Research
Daniel Jagger, Institution University College London, Address Centre of Auditory Research
Lynne Bianchi, Oberlin College
Douglas Cotanche, Children's Hospital, Lab for cellular and Molecular Hearing Res
Cynthia Morton, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Anne B. Giersch, Harvard Medcal School
John Niparko, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Contributors:
Paul Fuchs, Center for Hearing and Balance, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
John Rosowski, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
David T. Kemp, UCL Ear Institute
Lawrence Robert Lustig, University of California
Egbert De Boer, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam
Alfred L. Nuttall, Oregon Health and Sciences University
Dan Marcus, Kansas State University
Philine Wangemann, Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Carole M Hackney, Mackay Institute of Communication and Neuroscience, Keele University School of Life Sciences, Jonathan Ashmore, University College London
Belen Elgoyhen, Institute for Research in Genetic Engineering INGEBI (Conicet)
Jonathan Gale, UCL Centre for Auditory Research
Daniel Jagger, Institution University College London, Address Centre of Auditory Research
Lynne Bianchi, Oberlin College
Douglas Cotanche, Children's Hospital, Lab for cellular and Molecular Hearing Res
Cynthia Morton, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Anne B. Giersch, Harvard Medcal School
John Niparko, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Content
1. Introduction and overview ; 2. The clinical cochlea ; 3. External and middle ear function ; 4. Otoascoustic emissions and evoked potentials ; 5. Cochlear mechanics, tuning, non-linearities ; 6. Electromotility of outer hair cells ; 7. Inner ear fluid homeostasis ; 8. Haair bundle structure and mechanotransduction ; 9. The afferent synapse ; 10. Efferent innervation and function ; 11. Cochlear supporting cells ; 12. Development of the inner ear ; 13. Regeneration of the cochlea ; 14. Genetics of hearing loss ; 15. Hearing aids and cochlear implants