1st Edition

An Introduction to Hearing

By David M. Green Copyright 1976
368 Pages
by Routledge

368 Pages
by Routledge

368 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1976, this introduction to hearing was intended to provide a sufficient introduction to each of several subareas of hearing so that the serious student can read the more advanced treatments with greater appreciation and understanding. It was intended for upper graduate and graduate students. It assumes some mathematical sophistication – calculus for example, but there is... Read more

Preface.  1. The Physical Nature of Sound  2. Absolute Sensitivity  3. Cochlear Excitation  4. Anatomy of the Auditory System  5. Electrical Activity of the Cochlear and Auditory Nerve  6. Frequency Analysis  7. Pitch Perception  8. Binaural Phenomena  9. Nonlinear Distortion  10. Discrimination  11. Loudness  12. Speech Perception  13. Hearing Loss.  Author Index.  Subject Index.

Biography

David M. Green