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Hearing : its physiology and pathophysiology / Aage R. Møller.
LIBRA RF290 .M58 2000
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Møller, Aage R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hearing--physiology.
- HearingxPhysiological aspects.
- Hearing disorders--Pathophysiology.
- Hearing disorders.
- Physiology, Pathological.
- Medical Subjects:
- Hearing--physiology.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 515 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- San Diego : Academic Press, [2000]
- Summary:
- There is a new trend in the education of audiologists that emphasizes the basics of hearing -- Hearing: Its Physiology and Pathophysiology addresses this trend. It covers not only the basics of hearing but also the basics of pathophysiology, which is not covered in a comprehensive way in any other text today.
- Contents:
- Anatomy of the ear
- Sound conduction to the cochlea
- Physiology of the cochlea
- Electrical potentials in the cochlea
- Auditory nervous system
- Anatomy of the auditory nervous system
- Representation of frequency in the auditory system
- Is temporal code or place code the basis for frequency discrimination?
- Coding of complex sounds
- Hearing with two ears
- Electrical potentials in the auditory nervous system
- Far-field auditory evoked potentials
- Acoustic reflexes
- Acoustic middle ear reflex
- Disorders of the auditory system and their pathophysiology
- Sound-conducting apparatus
- Disorders of the cochlea
- Auditory nerve and central auditory nervous system
- Tinnitus, hyperacusis, and phonophobia.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0125042558
- OCLC:
- 44531046
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