Hearing

Aage R. Moller, PhD (D. Med. Sci.) Aage R. Moller, PhD (D. Med. Sci.) is Professor of Cognition and Neuroscience and MF Jonsson Endowed Chair in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Preface vii Introduction ix List of Abbreviations xi Section I. The Ear 1 Chapter 1. Anatomy of the Ear 3 Chapter 2. Sound Conduction to the Cochlea 23 Chapter 3. Physiology of the Cochlea 49 Chapter 4. Sound-Evoked Electrical Potentials in the Cochlea 69 Section II. The Auditory Nervous System 87 Chapter 5. Anatomy of the Auditory Nervous System 91 Chapter 6. Physiology of the Auditory Nervous System 115 Chapter 7. Evoked Potentials from the Nervous System 191 Chapter 8. Acoustic Middle Ear Reflex 241 Section III. Disorders of the Auditory System and Their Pathophysiology 257 Chapter 9. Hearing Impairment 261 Chapter 10. Hyperactive Disorders of the Auditory System 321 Chapter 11. Cochlear and Brainstem Implants 341 Appendix A. Definitions in Anatomy 359 Appendix B. Hearing Conservation Programs 361 Appendix C. Neural Plasticity 375 References 379 Index 407