Oxford Handbook of Auditory Science The Ear Edited by Paul Fuchs

Oxford Handbook of Auditory Science The Ear Edited by Paul Fuchs Edited by Paul Fuchs

Each chapter written by leading experts in their fields, resulting in an authoritative and cutting edge handbook
Together with its 2 companion volumes in the series, covers the entire breadth of the field of auditory science - the only such collection in the world
Includes full colour illustrations

The first volume in The Oxford Handbook of Auditory Science, The Ear serves both as an introduction and as a reference work for anyone interested in the auditory periphery. Each chapter includes a mix of tutorial and advanced information. Throughout the book, the focus is on mechanistic, functional evidence, with many chapters concentrating on cellular and molecular explanations of cochlear function. In addition to basic function, the development and regeneration of the inner ear are described, as are the growing body of ear-related genes identified through studies of human deafness and animal mutants. This knowledge is applied to the human condition in descriptions of pathogenic mechanisms, and existing therapies, especially the cochlear implant.

Whether the reader is a student entering the field, a clinical practitioner, or a worker in an allied field of study, this volume will be a valuable resource of basic information, and perhaps a catalyst to making their own contributions to the ongoing challenge, and adventure, of understanding the mysteries of the ear.

Readership: Students and researchers in hearing science, psychology, ENT, neuroscience