Hearing: An Introduction to Psychological and Physiological Acoustics
is concerned with the physiology and psychophysics of audition. It
aims to introduce the new student to the sciences of hearing and to
rekindle the interests of the experienced reader. The book begins with
an overview of the auditory system. This is followed by separate
chapters on theories of hearing; the routes over which sound is
conducted to the inner ear; the cochlear mechanism; the auditory nerve
and pathways; and psychoacoustic methods. Subsequent chapters cover
the theory of signal detection; how sensitivity for one sound is
affected by the presence of another sound; loudness; pitch; aspects of
binaural hearing; and speech perception. This book provides both an
introduction and a broad overview of the field of hearing science for
the advanced undergraduate student or the postgraduate student in such
disciplines as audiology and psychology. It should be an extremely
useful guide to these students, as well as to those researchers who
wish to refresh their knowledge of the field beyond their areas of
specialization.
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ISBN
9781483163765
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Vendor
Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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