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The Auditory Midbrain

Structure and Function in the Central Auditory Pathway

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  • © 1986

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  1. Lindsay Aitkin
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Part of the book series: Contemporary Neuroscience (CNEURO)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Lindsay M. Aitkin
    Pages 1-6

  3. Setting the Scene

    • Lindsay M. Aitkin
    Pages 7-19

  4. The Auditory Midbrain and Behavior

    • Lindsay M. Aitkin
    Pages 21-30

  5. The Cytoarchitecture of the Mammalian Auditory Midbrain

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    Pages 31-46

  6. Synaptic Structure and Physiology in the Central Nucleus

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    Pages 47-54

  7. The Representation of the Cochlea Within the Auditory Midbrain

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    Pages 55-74

  8. The Inferior Colliculus

    • Lindsay M. Aitkin
    Pages 75-100

  9. Discharge Characteristics of Units in the Auditory Midbrain

    • Lindsay M. Aitkin
    Pages 101-128

  10. The Development of the Mammalian Inferior Colliculus

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    Pages 129-144

  11. Neural Coding of Sound Location

    • Lindsay M. Aitkin
    Pages 145-184

  12. The Auditory Midbrain and Acousticomotor Behavior

    • Lindsay M. Aitkin
    Pages 185-199

  13. The Auditory Midbrain

    • Lindsay M. Aitkin
    Pages 201-204

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 205-246
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About this book

Scientific investigations of a descriptive nature involve in­ creasingly refined definitions of a problem. An idea is trans­ formed after initial experiments into a working hypothesis that has a number of testable consequences. Rarely in the neurosci­ ences do such tests completely falsify the hypothesis; more commonly they lead to a modified, more general hypothesis. One could argue that in order to define a scientific problem, one must first understand it. This monograph is an attempt to draw together knowledge and understanding from various disciplines, collected from studies carried out over more than 80 yr, of the functions of the auditory midbrain. This part of the brain has been of continuing interest to me, from my days as a postgraduate student in the mid-1960s to the present time, because so many ideas about central auditory organization and function have developed from studies of this region. This book is dedicated to Jerzy E. Rose, Professor Emer­ itus of Neurophysiology atthe University of Wisconsin. His intellect and clarity of mind have been responsible for many of the modern ideas of auditory neurophysiology. These ideas have been incorporated into a series of classic papers on audi­ tory neuroscience that will be important for a long time to corne. In addition, Jerzy Rose has been an inspired teacher whose precepts of brain structure and function have been a major influence on his students, including the author.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Auditory Midbrain

  • Book Subtitle: Structure and Function in the Central Auditory Pathway

  • Authors: Lindsay Aitkin

  • Series Title: Contemporary Neuroscience

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-460-3

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1986

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89603-085-5Published: 05 February 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-6723-0Published: 18 March 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-460-3Published: 05 February 1986

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 246

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Neurosciences

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