1st Edition

Auditory Sound Transmission An Autobiographical Perspective

By Jozef J. Zwislocki Copyright 2002
442 Pages
by Psychology Press

442 Pages
by Psychology Press

442 Pages
by Psychology Press

Auditory Sound Transmission provides an integrated, state-of-the-art description and quantitative analysis of sound transmission from the outer ear to the sensory cells in the cochlea of the inner ear. It describes in detail the structures and mechanisms involved and gives their input and transmission characteristics. It shows how sound transmission in one part of the ear depends on the input... Read more
Contents: Preface. The Path of Sound. The Outer Ear. The Middle Ear. The Cochlea Simplified by Death. Live Cochlea: Physical Constants and Fundamental Characteristics. Live Cochlea: Analysis. Pitch and Loudness Codes.

Biography

Jozef J. Zwislocki

"Anyone with a desire to learn about the history of the study of the auditory periphery [and]....Anyone who thinks that we have all or even most of the answers regarding the auditory periphery will find it hard to put this book down. Anyone who has the responsibility to teach others about the processes of science will want to relay the lessons offered by this book. Thank you, Professor Zwislocki, for putting your thoughts in a form that is so accessible, for a view of history that can be told only in the first person, and for sharing your knowledge."
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education