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Physiology and Coding of Sound in the Auditory Nerve

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The Mammalian Auditory Pathway: Neurophysiology

Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research ((SHAR,volume 2))

Abstract

While this review discusses many aspects of mammalian auditory nerve function, it is not exhaustive in either breadth or depth of coverage. In particular, the review deals only briefly with the effects of stimulation of the olivocochlear efferent system (Wiederhold 1986; Guinan 1988) and does not cover such important subjects as developmental changes, speech encoding, the mode of origin of the compound action potential and its application in human studies (see Chapter 6 by Kraus and McGee), and investigations of auditory nerve function using psychophysical stimulus paradigms. Such exclusions are necessitated by space considerations and, most importantly, by the reviewer’s lack of expertise in these areas. However, a number of recent reviews provide coverage in these excluded topics (Kiang 1984; Sachs 1984; Abbas 1986; Javel 1986; Pickles 1986, 1988; Harrison 1988a; Javel et al. 1988; Patuzzi and Robertson 1988; Sachs, Winslow, and Blackburn 1988; Smith 1988; Kitzes 1990).

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