Jerger, James, <br/><br/>
Audiological research over six decades / 
James Jerger, PhD. 
 - xxi, 195 pages :  color illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Foreword by Brad A, Stach<br/>Introduction<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Abbreviations<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Chapter 1. The Early Years<br/><br/>A Diagnostic Challenge<br/>Professor Doctor Eberhart Lüscher<br/>     The Quantal Psychophysical Method<br/>     The SISI Test<br/>Abnormal Auditory Adaptation<br/>     The Békésy Audiogram<br/>Speech Audiometry<br/>     Synthetic Sentence Identification (SSI)<br/>Brainstem Versus Temporal Lobe<br/>Related Readings<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Chapter 2. Immittance Audiometry<br/><br/>The Tympanogram<br/>The Stapedius Muscle Reflex<br/>     Reflex Averaging<br/>     Other Reflex Oddities<br/>An Educational Adventure<br/>Related Readings<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Chapter 3. Auditory Processing Disorder<br/><br/>The Birth of APD<br/>     The Italian Pioneers<br/>     Early Efforts in the U.S.<br/>     The Other Side of the Coin<br/>An Account of an Interesting Patient<br/>     Medical Report<br/>     Neuropsychological Examination<br/>     Audiological Examination<br/>Related Readings<br/><br/>           <br/><br/>Chapter 4. A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity<br/><br/>An Important Point<br/>History and Medical Findings<br/>First Admission<br/>Second Admission<br/>     Basic Testing<br/>     Basic Audiometry<br/>     Some Psychoacoustic Measures<br/>     Auditory Localization in Space<br/>Final Thoughts<br/>Related Reading<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Chapter 5. Binaural Hearing Aids<br/><br/>An Early Study<br/>But Is the Group Representative of Everyone in It?<br/>Binaural Interference<br/>A Very Intact Nonagenerian<br/>     Can We Explain AK’s Findings by Invoking a Relevant Cognitive Deficit?<br/>     A Possible Explanation<br/>Related Readings<br/><br/>           <br/><br/>Chapter 6. Cued Listening<br/><br/>Group Results<br/>Three Illustrative Individual Patients<br/>Last Thoughts<br/>Related Readings<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Chapter 7. Aging and Gender Effects<br/><br/>Can Speech Understanding Problems in Elderly Persons Be Explained by the Audiogram?<br/>Auditory Processing Disorder and Dichotic Listening<br/>Auditory Processing Disorder Versus Cognitive Decline<br/>A Longitudinal Case Study<br/>Some Gender Differences<br/>Another Gender Effect — The Shape of the Audiogram<br/>Overview<br/>Related Readings<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Chapter 8. Auditory Event-Related Potentials to Words<br/><br/>Waveforms<br/>The Importance of Forcing a Decision<br/>The Framework of an Auditory Event-Related Potential Procedure (AERP)<br/>The Late Positive Component (LPC) <br/>The Right Ear Advantage <br/>But What About the Nontarget Words? <br/>Processing Negativity (PN) <br/>     Repeating Words Back Versus Making Decisions About Them<br/>     More PN Examples <br/>     A Case of Multiple Sclerosis <br/>A Clarification <br/>Final Thoughts <br/>Related Reading<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Chapter 9. A Twin Study<br/><br/>Basic Audiometry<br/>Behavioral Psychoacoustic Measures of Auditory Processing<br/>Standardized Cognitive/ Linguistic Evaluations<br/>Activation Patterns<br/>Dichotic Listening<br/>Diffusion Tensor Imaging<br/>Related Readings<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Chapter 10. Odds and Ends<br/><br/>A Visit to Montreal<br/>“Normal Audiometric Findings” <br/>Simian Surgery <br/>A Researcher’s Dream <br/>     A Voice From the Past <br/>A Herculean Effort <br/>Finis <br/>Related Readings<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Index 
<br/><br/> "As a pioneer in the field of audiology, Dr. James Jerger has been involved in cutting-edge resource throughout the development of the field. In his new text, Audiological Research Over Six Decades, readers can experience the evolution of diagnostic audiology through his unique perspective. By detailing case studies from his own work over the years, Dr. Jerger gives his audience a chance to be a fly on the wall for major moments throughout the history of audiology"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781635503708 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2021017668 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Jerger, James.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Audiology--history<br/>Hearing Disorders--history<br/>Biomedical Research--history<br/>History, 20th Century<br/>History, 21st Century
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Case Reports
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>617.8 JER