Hearing. An Introduction to Psychological and Physiological Acoustics 7th Edition

This fully revised and updated seventh edition provides a thorough overview and introduction to hearing science. Covering topics such as conductive and cochlear mechanisms, auditory pathways, and binaural and spatial hearing and including some new and updated diagrams and figures, this book serves as a great resource for both graduate students and professionals working in audiology and other fields like psychology, neuroscience, otolaryngology, and linguistics. This improved edition reflects the ever-changing field of hearing science.

CONTENTS

Physical Concepts. Anatomy. Conductive Mechanism. Cochlear Mechanisms and Processes. Auditory Nerve. Auditory Pathways. Psychoacoustic Methods. Signal Detection Theory. Auditory Sensitivity. Masking. Loudness. Pitch and Timbre. Binaural and Spatial Hearing. Speech and its Perception.