Understanding the Cochlea
This SHAR volume serves to expand, supplement, and update the original "Cochlea" volume in the series. The book aims to highlight the power of diverse modern approaches in cochlear research by focusing on advances in those fields over the last two decades. It also provides insights into wh...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cham
Springer International Publishing
2017, 2017
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2017 |
Series: | Springer Handbook of Auditory Research
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Major steps in cochlear research
- The cochlea: What it is, where it came from and what is special about it
- New discoveries in cochlear development
- Mechanical transduction processes in the HC
- Prestin: Mechanics, genetics
- Cochlear mechanics
- Hair cells and their synapses
- Afferents and efferents, noise damage and coding
- Ionic homeostasis
- Remote sensing the cochlea
- Cochlear stimulation with light