Integrative Functions in the Mammalian Auditory Pathway

Zusatztext

This volume summarizes how the electrical signals used to represent sounds are encoded and interpreted through the integrated roles of various nuclei. It builds on the information about the anatomy and physiology of the auditory pathway found in volumes 1 and 2 of the Springer Handbook of Auditory Research. While the first two volumes describe the structure and function of auditory pathways, this volume will explain how these pathways lead to an animal's ability to localize and interpret sounds.

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InhaltsangabeIntroduction by Donata Oertel * From the cochlea to the cortex and back by Philip H. Smith and George Spirou * Cellular mechanisms for information coding in auditory brain stem nuclei by Laurence Trussell * Detection of interaural time and intensity differences for localization in the binaural pathways through the brainstem by Tom Yin * Circuitry and function of the dorsal cochlear nucleus by Eric D. Young and Kevin A. Davis * Ascending pathways through the ventral nuclei of the lateral lemniscus nuclei and their possible role in pattern recognition of natural sounds by Donata Oertel and Robert E. Wickesberg * The inferior colliculus: a hub for the central auditory system by John H. Casseday, Thane Fremouw, and Ellen Covey * Localizing sound by cortical neurons by John C. Middlebrooks, Li Xu, Shigeto Furukawa, and Brian J. Mickey * Feature detection by the auditory cortex by Israel Nelken

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