Understanding the Cochlea

Covers all important areas of modern hearing research on the cochlea

Provides insights into new hearing prostheses for the deaf that will most likely soon enter the phase of clinical trials

Explores all aspects of using otoacoustic emissions as a tool, both in the research laboratory and in a clinical context

Covers all important areas of modern hearing research on the cochlea Provides insights into new hearing prostheses for the deaf that will most likely soon enter the phase of clinical trials Explores all aspects of using otoacoustic emissions as a tool, both in the research laboratory and in a clinical context

Auteur

Geoffrey A. Manley Lehrstuhl fur Zoologie, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany .

Anthony W. Gummer is Professor at the University of Tübingen in the Department of Otolaryngology.

Arthur N. Poppe r is Professor Emeritus and Research Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Richard R. Fay is Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology at Loyola University, Chicago.

Contenu
Major steps in cochlear research.- The cochlea: What it is, where it came from and what is special about it.- New discoveries in cochlear development.- Mechanical transduction processes in the HC.- Prestin: Mechanics, genetics.- Cochlear mechanics.- Hair cells and their synapses.- Afferents and efferents, noise damage and coding.- Ionic homeostasis.- Remote sensing the cochlea.- Cochlear stimulation with light.