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HEARING SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS
Hearing Science Fundamentals
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By
Norman Lass, PhD, Professor, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
Charles Woodford, PhD, Professor, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, West Virginia University. Morgantown, WV, USA

Description
Hearing Science Fundamentals is a basic introduction to the concepts and principles necessary to develop an understanding of the hearing processes. From the physics of sound to the anatomy and physiology of the auditory pathway and hearing mechanism, concepts are presented in a user-friendly, simplified manner, with over 100 illustrations to make learning even easier.

Contents


Section I: Acoustics


1. Basic Acoustics



Section II: Structure and Function


2. Anatomy and Physiology of the Conductive Auditory Mechanism

3. Anatomy and Physiology of the Sensorineural Auditory Mechanism

4. Anatomy and Physiology of the Central Auditory Mechanism



Section III: Psychoacoustics


5. Normal Hearing

6. Masking

7. Loudness and Pitch

8. Differential Sensitivity



Glossary

Chapter Exercises



Bibliographic details
Paperback, 256 pages, publication date: FEB-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-04342-7
ISBN-10: 0-323-04342-9
Imprint: MOSBY


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