Integrative Functions in the Mammalian Auditory Pathway (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)

The biological importance of the auditory system of vertebrates lies in its ability to provide animals with information about where sounds arise and what they mean. The auditory system can alert animals to the presence of danger or prey and, in many animals, serves as a basis for communication. This volume summarizes how the electrical signals used to represent sounds are encoded and interpreted through the integrated roles of various nuclei. It builds on the information about the anatomy and physiology of the auditory pathway found in volumes 1 and 2 of the Springer Handbook of Auditory Research. While the first two volumes describe the structure and function of auditory pathways, this volume will explain how these pathways lead to an animal's ability to localize and interpret sounds. The authors discuss how a variety of species recognize the location of sources and complex features of sound, thus contributing to the ongoing research toward an understanding of the general functional strategies of mammalian auditory systems.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, 15
Release date:	2001
First published:	2002
Editors:	Donata Oertel • Richard R Fay
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	432
Edition:	2002 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-98903-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal physiology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Mammals > General
LSN:	0-387-98903-X
Barcode:	9780387989037

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