The auditory system and human sound-localization behavior /
John van Opstal, Department of Biophysics, Donders Centre for Neuroscience, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
- xii, 423 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A brief introduction to the topic -- The nature of sound -- Linear systems -- Nonlinear systems -- The cochlea -- The auditory nerve -- Acoustic localization cues -- Assessing auditory spatial performance -- The gaze-orienting system -- The midbrain colliculus -- Coordinate transformations -- Sound localization plasticity -- Multisensory integration -- Impaired hearing and sound localization.