Integrative Functions in the Mammalian Auditory Pathway

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   • Donata Oertel

   Pages 1-5

3. From the Cochlea to the Cortex and Back

   • Philip H. Smith, George A. Spirou

   Pages 6-71

4. Cellular Mechanisms for Information Coding in Auditory Brainstem Nuclei

   • Laurence O. Trussell

   Pages 72-98

5. Neural Mechanisms of Encoding Binaural Localization Cues in the Auditory Brainstem

   • Tom C. T. Yin

   Pages 99-159

6. Circuitry and Function of the Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus

   • Eric D. Young, Kevin A. Davis

   Pages 160-206

7. Ascending Pathways Through Ventral Nuclei of the Lateral Lemniscus and Their Possible Role in Pattern Recognition in Natural Sounds

   • Donata Oertel, Robert E. Wickesberg

   Pages 207-237

8. The Inferior Colliculus: A Hub for the Central Auditory System

   • John H. Casseday, Thane Fremouw, Ellen Covey

   Pages 238-318

9. Location Signaling by Cortical Neurons

   • John C. Middlebrooks, Li Xu, Shigeto Furukawa, Brian J. Mickey

   Pages 319-357

10. Feature Detection by the Auditory Cortex

    • Israel Nelken

    Pages 358-416

11. Back Matter

    Pages 417-431

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The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of com­ prehensive and synthetic reviews of the fundamental topics in modern auditory research. The volumes are aimed at all individuals with interests in hearing research including advanced graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and clinical investigators. The volumes are intended to intro­ duce new investigators to important aspects of hearing science and to help established investigators to better understand the fundamental theories and data in fields of hearing that they may not normally follow closely. Each volume is intended to present a particular topic comprehensively, and each chapter will serve as a synthetic overview and guide to the liter­ ature. As such, the chapters present neither exhaustive data reviews nor original research that has not yet appeared in peer-reviewed journals. The volumes focus on topics that have developed a solid data and conceptual foundation rather than on those for which a literature is only beginning to develop. New research areas will be covered on a timely basis in the series as they begin to mature.

• anatomy
• brain
• brainstem
• cognition
• cortex
• information
• neural mechanisms
• neurons
• physiology
• vertebrates

• Department of Physiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, USA

  Donata Oertel

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

  Richard R. Fay

• Department of Biology and Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

  Arthur N. Popper

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