From Sound to Synapse: Physiology of the Mammalian EarOxford University Press, 1998 - 381 Seiten This comprehensive introduction to the functions of the mammalian ear describes the major steps by which sound is transformed into nerve impulses. The author leads the reader along the pathway followed by the acoustic signal. He starts with the collection of sound by the outer ear, proceeds to its transfer by the middle ear, and finally analyzes its modification in the inner ear, where the sound waves are transformed into nerve impulses. The book concludes with descriptions of some common ear impairments and a brief survey of the treatments available for them. At each stage of the ear's sound processing, Professor Geisler discusses the basic mechanisms, covering current theories and illustrating the discussions with experimental data. Although he uses an extensive array of analogies and mathematical models, he considers only the basic theory and the outputs of the models, not their derivation or formal usage. Where appropriate, related mechanisms in the ears of other vertebrates are considered. From Sound to Synapse is written in lucid, accessible style that makes no assumptions about the scientific background of the reader apart from a basic familiarity with pulse generation by neurons. It will be of value to researchers and students in sensory physiology, neurophysiology, acoustics, bioengineering, psychoacoustics, and neuroscience. It will also benefit neurologists, audiologists, otolaryngologists, and other clinicians interested in a more detailed description of sound processing. |
Inhalt
Introduction | 3 |
Sound Waves | 11 |
External Ear | 23 |
Middle Ear | 37 |
Transduction Processes in Hair Cells | 91 |
Hair Cells of the Mammalian Cochlea | 109 |
Cochlear Amplifier | 125 |
Afferent Innervation | 169 |
Responses of Primary Auditory Neurons to Other | 204 |
Feedback from the Central Nervous System | 249 |
Damage to the Ear and Hearing Impairment | 275 |
Treatments for Damaged Ears | 295 |
Fourier Theory Representation of Continuous | 318 |
Acoustic Resonances | 328 |
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Responses of Primary Auditory Neurons | 183 |
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Seite 350 - In The Mechanics and Biophysics of Hearing, edited by P. Dallos, CD Geisler, J. W. Matthews, MA Ruggero, and CR Steele (Springer, Berlin), pp.
Seite 344 - Calcium imaging of single stereocilia in hair cells: localization of transduction channels at both ends of tip links.
Seite 344 - WW (1992) Forward and reverse transduction at the limit of sensitivity studied by correlating electrical and mechanical fluctuations in frog saccular hair cells.
Seite 344 - Hudspeth AJ (1989) Mechanical properties of sensory hair bundles are reflected in their Brownian motion measured with a laser differential interferometer.
Seite 351 - Javel, E. (1981) Suppression of auditory nerve responses I: Temporal analysis, intensity effects and suppression contours.
Seite 350 - On the mechanism of a high-frequency force generator in outer hair cells isolated from the guinea pig cochlea. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 232:413-429, 1988b.
Seite 343 - Biophysics of Hair Cell Sensory Systems. Edited by H. Duifhuis, JW Horst, P. van Dijk and SM van Netten.
Seite 340 - Assad JA, Hacohen N, Corey DP (1989) Voltage dependence of adaptation and active bundle movement in bullfrog saccular hair cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 86:29182922.
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