Auditory Cortex: Synthesis of Human and Animal Research [Hardcover]

Peter Heil (Editor), Henning Scheich (Editor), Eike Budinger (Editor), Reinhard Konig (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0805849386 | ISBN-13: 978-0805849387 | Publication Date: March 2005

Understanding human hearing is not only a scientific challenge but also a problem of growing social and political importance, given the steadily increasing numbers of people with hearing deficits or even deafness. This book is about the highest level of hearing in humans and other mammals. It brings together studies of both humans and animals thereby giving a more profound understanding of the concepts, approaches, techniques, and knowledge of the auditory cortex. All of the most up-to-date procedures of non-invasive imaging are employed in the research that is described.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The Auditory Cortex: A Synthesis of Human and Animal Research is a remarkable meeting of (no less than 70) experts concerned with how the brain processes sounds....provides novel ideas on the place of the auditory cortex in a bigger scheme of cortical and perceptual processing. A plethora of contemporary questions is present throughout the text....The Auditory Cortex may be most useful to graduate students and investigators with a fair awareness of issues in the field of auditory research, but it also is appropriate as an up-to-date reference text on the auditory cortex."

—PsycCRITIQUES

"...this book gives a really in-depth presentation, by worldwide experts in this domain, about what is known (and unknown) on the topic. Many important questions are addressed...many interesting issued are raised..."
—Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Psychology Press (March 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805849386
• ISBN-13: 978-0805849387
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,904,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)