Peripheral Auditory Mechanisms

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-VII

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2. Outer and Middle Ear Mechanics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Effectiveness of External and Middle Ears in Coupling Acoustic Power into the Cochlea

      • J. J. Rosowski, L. H. Carney, T. J. Lynch III, W. T. Peake

      Pages 3-12

   3. Spatial Distribution of Sound Pressure in the Ear Canal

      • Michael R. Stinson

      Pages 13-20

   4. The Impulse Response Vibration of the Human Ear Drum

      • Viggo Svane-Knudsen, Axel Michelsen

      Pages 21-27

   5. Formulation and Analysis of a Dynamic Fiber Composite Continuum Model of the Tympanic Membrane

      • Richard D. Rabbitt, Mark H. Holmes

      Pages 28-35

   6. How Do Contractions of the Stapedius Muscle Alter the Acoustic Properties of the Ear?

      • X. D. Pang, W. T. Peake

      Pages 36-43

   7. Measurement of Eardrum Acoustic Impedance

      • J. B. Allen

      Pages 44-51

   8. Middle Ear Research Using a SQUID Magnetometer. I. Micro- and Macromechanical Selection of Polymer Materials for Artificial Tympanic Membranes

      • W. L. C. Rutten, D. Bakker, J. H. Kuit, M. Maes, J. J. Grote

      Pages 52-55

   9. Middle Ear Research Using a Squid Magnetometer. II. Transfer Characteristics of Human Middle Ears

      • C. J. Brenkman, W. L. C. Rutten, J. J. Grote

      Pages 56-59

3. Cochlear Macromechanics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61

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   2. Cochlear Macromechanics — a Review

      • Max A. Viergever

      Pages 63-72

   3. Transients and Speech Processing in a Three-Dimensional Model of the Human Cochlea

      • Jeffrey G. Zais

      Pages 73-80

   4. The Mechanics of the Basilar Membrane and Middle Ear in the Pigeon

      • A. W. Gummer, J. W. Th. Smolders, R. Klinke

      Pages 81-88

   5. On the Mechanics of the Horseshoe Bat Cochlea

      • H. Duifhuis, M. Vater

      Pages 89-96

   6. Resonance and Reflection in the Cochlea: The Case of the CF-FM Bat, Rhinolophus Ferrumequinum

      • Christine E. Miller

      Pages 97-104

   7. The Complete Solution of the Basilar Membrane Condition in Two Dimensional Models of the Cochlea

      • J. S. C. van Dijk

      Pages 105-112

   8. Longitudinal Stiffness Coupling in a 1-Dimensional Model of the Peripheral Ear

      • Robert E. Wickesberg, C. Daniel Geisler

      Pages 113-120

   9. Mossbauer Measurements of the Mechanical Response to Single-Tone and Two-Tone Stimuli at the Base of the Chinchilla Cochlea

      • Luis Robles, Mario A. Ruggero, Nola C. Rich

      Pages 121-128

   10. Parameter Sensitivity in a Mathematical Model of Basilar Membrane Mechanics

       • Kathleen A. Morrish, Richard S. Chadwick, Shihab A. Shamma, John Rinzel

       Pages 129-134

How weIl can we model experimental observations of the peripheral auditory system'? What theoretical predictions can we make that might be tested'? It was with these questions in mind that we organized the 1985 Mechanics of Hearing Workshop, to bring together auditory researchers to compare models with experimental observations. Tbe workshop forum was inspired by the very successful 1983 Mechanics of Hearing Workshop in Delft [1]. Boston University was chosen as the site of our meeting because of the Boston area's role as a center for hearing research in this country. We made a special effort at this meeting to attract students from around the world, because without students this field will not progress. Financial support for the workshop was provided in part by grant BNS- 8412878 from the National Science Foundation. Modeling is a traditional strategy in science and plays an important role in the scientific method. Models are the bridge between theory and experiment. Tbey test the assumptions made in experimental designs. They are built on experimental results, and they may be used to test hypotheses and predict experimental results. Tbe latter is the scientific method at its best. Cochlear function is very complicated. For this reason, models play animportant role. One goal of modeling is to gain understanding, but the necessary mathematical tools are often formidably complex. An ex am pie of this is found in cochlear macromechanics.

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• cells
• distribution
• geometry
• injection
• inorganic chemistry
• mechanical property
• mechanics
• micromechanics
• muscle
• polymer
• stability
• structure
• temperature
• wave

• AT & Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, USA

  J. B. Allen, J. L. Hall

• Department of Otolaryngology and Departments of Systems Computer and Electrical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, USA

  A. E. Hubbard

• Boys Town National Institute, Omaha, USA

  S. T. Neely

• Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

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