Plasticity of the Auditory System

2004. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-387-20986-9
Verlag: Springer Japan

Buch, Englisch, Band 23, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 594 g

Reihe: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research

The auditory system has a remarkable ability to adjust to an ever-changing environment. The six review chapters that comprise Plasticity of the Central Auditory System cover a spectrum of issues concerning this ability to adapt, defined by the widely applicable term "plasticity". With chapters focusing on the development of the cochlear nucleus, the mammalian superior olivary complex, plasticity in binaural hearing, plasticity in the auditory cortex, neural plasticity in bird songs, and plasticity in the insect auditory system, this volume represents much of the most current research in this field. The volume is thorough enough to stand alone, but is closely related a previous SHAR volume, Development of the Auditory System (Volume 9) by Rubel, Popper, and Fay. The book fully addresses the difficulties, challenges, and complexities of this topic as it applies to the auditory development of a wide variety of species.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Parks, Thomas N

Rubel, Edwin W

Fay, Richard R

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin HNO-Heilkunde, Phoniatrie, Audiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Overview: Development and Plasticity of the Central Auditory System.- 2 Assembling, Connecting, and Maintaining the Cochlear Nucleus.- 3 Developmental Changes and Cellular Plasticity in the Superior Olivary Complex.- 4 Plasticity of Binaural Systems.- 5 Experience-Dependent Response Plasticity in the Auditory Cortex: Issues, Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Functions.- 6 The Avian Song Control System: A Model for Understanding Changes in Neural Structure and Function.- 7 Plasticity in the Auditory System of Insects.