Plack, Christopher J.,
The sense of hearing /
Christopher J. Plack.
- Third edition.
- 329 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Why Study Hearing?
1.2 About This Book
2 THE NATURE OF SOUND
2.1 What Is Sound?
2.2 A Tone for Your Sins
2.3 The Spectrum
2.4 Complex Tones and Noise
2.5 Modulated Waveforms
2.6 Summary
2.7 Reading
3 PRODUCTION, PROPAGATION, AND PROCESSING
3.1 Sound Sources and Resonance
3.2 Propagation
3.3 Signal Processing
3.4 Digital Signals
3.5 Summary
3.6 Reading
4 A JOURNEY THROUGH THE AUDITORY SYSTEM
4.1 From Air to Ear
4.2 The Cochlea
4.3 Transduction
4.4 The Auditory Nerve
4.5 From Ear to Brain (and Back)
4.6 Summary
4.7 Reading
5 FREQUENCY SELECTIVITY
5.1 The Importance of Frequency Selectivity
5.2 Frequency Selectivity on the Basilar Membrane
5.3 Neural Frequency Selectivity
5.4 Psychophysical Measurements
5.5 Summary
5.6 Reading
6 LOUDNESS AND INTENSITY CODING
6.1 The Dynamic Range of Hearing
6.2 Loudness
6.3 How Is Sound Intensity Represented in the Auditory Nervous System?
6.4 Comparisons Across Frequency and Across Time
6.5 Summary
6.6 Reading
7 PITCH AND PERIODICITY CODING
7.1 Pitch
7.2 How Is Periodicity Represented?
7.3 How Is Periodicity Extracted?
7.4 Summary
7.5 Reading
8 HEARING OVER TIME
8.1 Temporal Resolution
8.2 The Perception of Modulation
8.3 Combining Information Over Time
8.4 Summary
8.5 Reading
9 SPATIAL HEARING
9.1 Using Two Ears
9.2 Escape from the Cone of Confusion
9.3 Judging Distance
9.4 Reflections and the Perception of Space
9.5 Summary
9.6 Reading
10 THE AUDITORY SCENE
10.1 Principles of Perceptual Organization
10.2 Simultaneous Grouping
10.3 Sequential Grouping
10.4 Summary
10.5 Reading
11 SPEECH
11.1 Speech Production
11.2 Problems with the Speech Signal
11.3 Speech Perception
11.4 Neural Mechanisms
11.5 Summary
11.6 Reading
12 MUSIC
12.1 What Is Music?
12.2 Melody
12.3 Harmony
12.4 Timing
12.5 Musical Scene Analysis
12.6 Culture and Experience
12.7 Why Does Music Exist?
12.8 Summary
12.9 Reading
13 HEARING IMPAIRMENT
13.1 What Is Hearing Impairment?
13.2 Types of Hearing Impairment
13.3 Cochlear Hearing Loss
13.4 Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
13.5 Diagnosis
13.6 Management Options
13.7 Summary
13.8 Reading
14 CONCLUDING REMARKS
14.1 In Praise of Diversity
14.2 What We Know
14.3 What We Don't Know
Appendix: Researching the Ear
A.1 Human Psychoacoustics
A.2 Signal Detection Theory
A.3 Human Electrophysiology
A.4 Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
A.5 Animal Physiology
A.6 Animal Psychoacoustics
A.7 Ethical Issues
9781138632585
2018004726
Hearing.
BF251 / .P57 2018
612.85 PLA