Roughly defined as any property other than pitch, duration, and loudness that allows two sounds to b... more

Arthur N. Popper is Professor Emeritus and research professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland...... more

Over the past several years, many investigators interested in the effects of man-made sounds on anim... more

The auditory system is a complex neural system composed of many types of neurons connected into netw... more

Integrates auditory development at multiple levels, from cells to systems to behavior Provides a tim... more

Highlights how variations in anatomical structures along the auditory pathway relate to variation in... more

Covers all important areas of modern hearing research on the cochlea Provides insights into new hear... more

the Institute for Systems Research. Arthur N. Popper is Professor Emeritus and Research Professor in the Department of...... more

This volume will cover a variety of topics, including child language development; hearing loss; list... more

The evolution of vertebrate hearing is of considerable interest in the hearing community. However, t... more

Translational Research is the interface between basic science and human clinical application, includ... more

This volume will serve as the first Handbook of its kind in the area of hearing aid research, often ... more

The Second International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life will take place in Irela... more

Insect Hearing provides a broadly based view of the functions, mechanisms, and evolution of hearing ... more

Arguably biosonar is one of the ’eye-opening’ discoveries about animal behavior and the auditory sys... more

Although the fundamental principles of vocal production are well-understood, and are being increasin... more

This book reviews the growing literature that is consistent with the hypothesis that hormones can re... more

Two groups of animals, bats and odontocetes (toothed whales), have independently developed the abili... more

Perspectives on Auditory Research celebrates the last two decades of the Springer Handbook in Audito... more

Cochlear implants are currently the standard treatment for profound sensorineural hearing loss. In t... more

The Lateral Line System provides an overview of the key concepts and issues surrounding the developm... more

This book considers deafness as a medical condition, exploring the neuronal consequences on the peri... more

The middle ear plays a vital role in the sense and sensitivity of hearing. Of the various characteri... more

This volume is a compilation of the papers presented at a meeting that took place in April 1980 at t... more

Comparative Hearing: Birds and Reptiles covers the broad range of our knowledge of hearing and acous... more

Rapid advances in computer science, biology, chemistry, and other disciplines are enabling powerful ... more

Hearing and communication present a variety of challenges to the nervous system. To be heard and und... more

Tinnitus is a prevalent hearing disease, affecting 15% of the population, particularly hearing impai... more

The Second International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life will take place in Irela... more

This volume will provide an important contemporary reference on hearing development and will lead to... more

Extraordinary progress has been made in recent years in understanding the cellular and molecular bas... more

Exposure to loud noise continues to be the largest cause of hearing loss in the adult population. Th... more

Synaptic Mechanisms in the Auditory System will provide a basic reference for students, clinicians, ... more

Cochlear implants are currently the standard treatment for profound sensorineural hearing loss. In t... more

The study of how fish make and respond to sound has important implications for communication, physio... more

Although speech is the primary behavioral medium by which humans communicate, its auditory basis is ... more

Efferent sensory systems have emerged as major components of processing by the central nervous syste... more

Loudness is the primary psychological correlate of intensity. When the intensity of a sound increase... more

The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of comprehensive and synthetic reviews ... more

The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of comprehensive and synthetic reviews ... more

This volume brings together noted scientists who study presbycusis from the perspective of complemen... more

The study of how fish make and respond to sound has important implications for communication, physio... more

Sensory hair cells in the inner ear and vestibular system convert mechanical stimuli, sound, and mot... more

Over the past decade, molecular biology and genetics have brought great advances to our understandin... more

Spanning nearly a century, the letters in this collection revolve around a central event in the hist... more

The only up-to-date volume to tie current research in auditory sciences to perception and psycophysi... more

As models for vertebrate auditory systems, amphibians have been the source of extensive, ground-brea... more

The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of compreh- sive and synthetic reviews ... more

Although pitch has been considered an important area of auditory research since the birth of modern ... more

The localization of sound is a fundamental issue for all auditory systems and therefore a subject im... more

Electroreception has become one of the most revealing areas in the study of the neural basis of beha... more

This book takes a comparative approach to the evolution of sensory cells in the auditory systems of ... more

This book takes a comparative approach to the evolution of sensory cells in the auditory systems of ... more

The auditory system has a remarkable ability to adjust to an ever-changing environment. The six revi... more

Cochlear implants have instigated a popular but controversial revolution in the treatment of deafnes... more

Although speech is the primary behavioral medium by which humans communicate, its auditory basis is ... more

The vestibular system is the portion of the auditory and nervous systems responsible for our sense o... more

This SHAR volume discusses both the production and perception of acoustic signals that animals send ... more