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Traveling Waves, Second Filters, and Physiological Vulnerability: A Short History of the Discovery of Active Processes in Hearing

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Active Processes and Otoacoustic Emissions in Hearing

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Zoologie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85747 Garching, Germany

    Geoffrey A. Manley

  2. Parmly Hearing Institute and Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626, USA

    Richard R. Fay

  3. Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

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Cooper, N.P., Pickles, J.O., Manley, G.A. (2008). Traveling Waves, Second Filters, and Physiological Vulnerability: A Short History of the Discovery of Active Processes in Hearing. In: Manley, G.A., Fay, R.R., Popper, A.N. (eds) Active Processes and Otoacoustic Emissions in Hearing. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 30. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71469-1_2

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