The human auditory system : fundamental organization and clinical disorders / / volume editors, Gastone G. Celesia and Gregory Hickok ; contributors, P. Afra [and forty-seven others]

• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh, [Scotland] : , : Elsevier, , 2015; ©2015
• Edizione: Third series.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (723 p.)
• Disciplina: 617.8
• Soggetto topico: Hearing disorders; Auditory pathways; Hearing - Physiological aspects; Trastorns auditius; Manifestacions neurològiques de les malalties; Aspectes psicològics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Persona (resp. second.): CelesiaGastone G.; HickokGregory; AfraP
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; The Human Auditory System: Fundamental Organization and Clinical Disorders; Copyright; Handbook of Clinical Neurology 3rd Series; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Contents; Section 1: Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Auditory System; Chapter 1: Auditory Pathways: Anatomy and Physiology; Introduction and Overview; The Outer and Middle ears; The Absolute Threshold and Relation to outer- and middle-ear Transmission; The Cochlea; Overall Anatomy; Anatomy in Relation to Function; The Output of the Cochlea; The Auditory Central Nervous System: Introduction to Central Processing ; The Ventral Auditory Stream Of the Brainstem Sound Localization By Comparing Responses At the Two ears; The Anteroventral Cochlear Nucleus; The Medial Superior olive; The Lateral Superior olive; Outputs of the Ventral Auditory Stream of the Brainstem; The Dorsal Auditory Stream of the Brainstem: Complex Stimulus Analysis; The Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus; The Posteroventral Cochlear Nucleus; The Ventral Nucleus of the Lateral Lemniscus; The Inferior Colliculus; The Central Nucleus of the Inferior Colliculus; The External Nucleus and Dorsal Cortex of the Inferior Colliculus ; The Medial Geniculate bodyOverall Anatomy and Inputs; The Ventral Nucleus; Anatomy and Frequency Organization; Responses To sound; The Medial and Dorsal Nuclei of the MGB; The Auditory Cortex; Anatomic Introduction to the Auditory Cortex; Tonotopic Organization; Organization Along frequency-band Strips; Responses of Single Neurons: Responses In the core; Responses of Single Neurons: Responses In the belt; Cortical Processing of Sound Location; Cortical Processing in Relation to Stimulus Complexity; The Centrifugal System; References; Chapter 2: Anatomic Organization of the Auditory Cortex ; What is Auditory Cortex?Principles of Auditory Cortical Organization; Principle 1: Auditory Cortex Can Be Divided Into Regions; Principle 2: Regions of Auditory Cortex Are subdivided Into areas; Principle 3: Individual Areas of Auditory Cortex are Tonotopically Organized; Principle 4: Thalamic Inputs to Auditory Cortex Vary By Region And layer; MGv; MGd; MGm; Principle 5: The Connections of Auditory Cortex have Serial and Parallel Features; Serial Connections and Hierarchic Relationships; Core-belt-parabelt axis; Caudal-rostral axis; Parallel Connections ; Principle 6: The auditory-related Connections of Auditory Cortex are Topographically OrganizedSuperior Temporal Cortex; Prefrontal and Cingulate Cortex; Posterior Parietal Cortex; Occipital Cortex; Anterior Parietal Cortex; Striatum; Amygdala; Functional Considerations; Correspondence of Human and non-human Primate Auditory Cortex; Where is Auditory Cortex in the Human brain?; Regions And areas; Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Development of the Auditory System; Introduction; Development of The ear; Behavioral Testing and Psychoacoustics ; Coding of Auditory Features
• Sommario/riassunto: The Human Auditory System: Fundamental Organization and Clinical Disorders provides a comprehensive and focused reference on the neuroscience of hearing and the associated neurological diagnosis and treatment of auditory disorders. This reference looks at this dynamic area of basic research, a multidisciplinary endeavor with contributions from neuroscience, clinical neurology, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive science communications disorders, and psychology, and its dramatic clinical application.A focused reference on the neuroscience of hearing and clinical disordersCovers both basic brain s
• Titolo autorizzato: The human auditory system
• ISBN: 0-444-62629-8; 0-444-62630-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910297019303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Handbook of clinical neurology ; ; Volume 129.