The Cochlea

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Overview: Cochlear Neurobiology

   • Peter Dallos

   Pages 1-43

3. Structure of the Mammalian Cochlea

   • Norma B. Slepecky

   Pages 44-129

4. Homeostatic Mechanisms in the Cochlea

   • Philine Wangemann, Jochen Schacht

   Pages 130-185

5. Cochlear Micromechanics and Macromechanics

   • Robert Patuzzi

   Pages 186-257

6. Mechanics of the Cochlea: Modeling Efforts

   • Egbert De Boer

   Pages 258-317

7. Physiology of Mammalian Cochlear Hair Cells

   • Corné J. Kros

   Pages 318-385

8. Outer Hair Cell Motility

   • Matthew C. Holley

   Pages 386-434

9. Physiology of Olivocochlear Efferents

   • John J. Guinan Jr.

   Pages 435-502

10. Neurotransmitters and Synaptic Transmission

    • William F. Sewell

    Pages 503-533

11. Back Matter

    Pages 535-551

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Knowledge about the structure and function of the inner ear is vital to an understanding of vertebrate hearing. This volume presents a detailed overview of the mammalian cochlea from its anatomy and physiology to its biophysics and biochemistry. The nine review chapters, written by internationally distinguished auditory researchers, provide a detailed and unified introduction to sound processing in the cochlea and the steps by which the ensuing signals are prepared for the central nervous system.

• Nervous System
• anatomy
• biochemistry
• biology
• central nervous system
• ear
• hearing
• neurobiology
• neurotransmitter
• physiology

• Auditory Physiology Laboratory and Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

  Peter Dallos

• Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

  Arthur N. Popper

• Department of Psychology and Parmly Hearing Institute, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

  Richard R. Fay

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