Deafness

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. To Hear or Not to Hear: Neuroscience of Deafness

   • Andrej Kral

   Pages 1-15

3. Molecular Etiology of Deafness and Cochlear Consequences

   • Zippora Brownstein, Shaked Shivatzki, Karen B. Avraham

   Pages 17-39

4. Effects of Early-Onset Deafness in the Developing Auditory System

   • Patricia A. Leake, Olga Stakhovskaya, Stephen J. Rebscher

   Pages 41-81

5. Synaptic Organization and Plasticity in the Auditory System of the Deaf White Cat

   • Michael A. Muniak, Catherine J. Connelly, Natasha N. Tirko, Jahn N. O’Neil, David K. Ryugo

   Pages 83-128

6. Synaptic and Cellular Consequences of Hearing Loss

   • Dan H. Sanes

   Pages 129-149

7. Integrative Neuronal Functions in Deafness

   • Andrej Kral, Peter Baumhoff, Robert K. Shepherd

   Pages 151-187

8. The Impact of Deafness on the Human Central Auditory and Visual Systems

   • Anu Sharma, Teresa Mitchell

   Pages 189-215

9. Multisensory Interactions in Auditory Cortex and Auditory Rehabilitation in Deafness

   • Diane S. Lazard, Anne-Lise Giraud, Pascal Barone

   Pages 217-236

10. Visual Attention in Deaf Humans: A Neuroplasticity Perspective

    • Matthew W. G. Dye, Daphne Bavelier

    Pages 237-263

11. The Consequences of Deafness for Spoken Language Development

    • Peter J. Blamey, Julia Z. Sarant

    Pages 265-299

This book considers deafness as a medical condition, exploring the neuronal consequences on the peripheral and the central nervous system as well as on cognition and learning, viewed from the standpoint of genetics, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, molecular biology, systems neuroscience, and cognitive neuroscience.

• Hannover Medical School, Institute of Audioneurotechnology, Hannover, Germany

  Andrej Kral

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

  Arthur N. Popper

• Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, USA

  Richard R. Fay

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