Directional Hearing

Some of the most creative scientists investigating directional hearing have contributed to this volume, providing a current and comprehensive overview of their work, their research problems, and the strategies they have used to solve them. They discuss many aspects of directional hearing from neurop...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Yost, William A. (Editor), Gourevitch, George (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 1987, 1987
Edition:1st ed. 1987
Series:Proceedings in Life Sciences
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I The Physical and Psychoacoustical Foundations of Directional Hearing
  • 1. Physical Acoustics and Measurements Pertaining to Directional Hearing
  • 2. A New Approach to the Study of Human Sound Localization
  • 3. Lateralization
  • 4. The Precedence Effect
  • II Structure and Function of the Mammalian Binaural Nervous System
  • 5.Central Auditory Pathways in Directional Hearing
  • 6. Physiological Studies of Directional Hearing
  • III Directional Hearing in Vertebrates: Animal psychophysics and special adaptations
  • 7. Mechanisms for Directional Hearing among Nonmammalian Vertebrates
  • 8. Directional Hearing and Sound Localization in Echolocating Animals
  • 9. Binaural Hearing in Land Mammals
  • IV Problems and Solutions of Directional Hearing in the Real World
  • 10. Hearing in Rooms
  • 11. Binaural Directional Hearing—Impairments and Aids
  • 12. Some Modern Techniques and Devices Used to Preserve and Enhance the Spatial Qualities of Sound
  • Index of Names