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The third edition of Yost's introductory book on hearing, this edition updates and expands the fundamental facts about hearing - the stimulus of sound, the anatomy and physiology of the auditory system and the perception of sound. This textbook is a compilation of information and facts about the science of hearing.
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In its new Fourth Edition, Fundamentals of Hearing: An Introduction covers the subject of
hearing from sound to sensation, including the structure and function of the auditory system.
Written at an introductory level, and requiring a minimal background in math and science,
Fundamentals of Hearing is intended for students in fields concerned with sensory systems,
perception, the nervous system, human and animal communication, and speech and hearing
sciences and disorders. Fundamentals of Hearing will also assist any professional in the field
of hearing in finding key facts and data about the auditory system.
The new Fourth Edition offers sixteen chapters, with 25 percent new information, covering:
* The Auditory Stimulus
* Peripheral Auditory Anatomy and Physiology
* Auditory Perception of Simple Sounds
* Complex Sound Processing
* The Central Auditory Nervous System
* And, a new chapter, The Abnormal Auditory System
Six appendices cover:
* Sinusoids and Trigonometry
* Logarithms
* Fourier Analysis
* Psychophysics
* Neural Anatomy and Physiology
* Techniques and Tools Used to Study Hearing
Instructors: accompanying Instructor's Workbook and CD-ROM also available - contact your
bookstore or Academic Press for more information.
About the Author:
hearing from sound to sensation, including the structure and function of the auditory system.
Written at an introductory level, and requiring a minimal background in math and science,
Fundamentals of Hearing is intended for students in fields concerned with sensory systems,
perception, the nervous system, human and animal communication, and speech and hearing
sciences and disorders. Fundamentals of Hearing will also assist any professional in the field
of hearing in finding key facts and data about the auditory system.
The new Fourth Edition offers sixteen chapters, with 25 percent new information, covering:
* The Auditory Stimulus
* Peripheral Auditory Anatomy and Physiology
* Auditory Perception of Simple Sounds
* Complex Sound Processing
* The Central Auditory Nervous System
* And, a new chapter, The Abnormal Auditory System
Six appendices cover:
* Sinusoids and Trigonometry
* Logarithms
* Fourier Analysis
* Psychophysics
* Neural Anatomy and Physiology
* Techniques and Tools Used to Study Hearing
Instructors: accompanying Instructor's Workbook and CD-ROM also available - contact your
bookstore or Academic Press for more information.
William A. Yost is Professor of Hearing Sciences, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, and Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology at Loyola University Chicago. He is also director of the Parmly Institute and the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Minor.
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- PublisherHolt, Rinehart and Winston
- Publication date1977
- ISBN 10 0030167817
- ISBN 13 9780030167812
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages240
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