Cochlear Implants: Auditory Prostheses and Electric Hearing

Cochlear implants have instigated a popular but controversial revolution in the treatment of deafness. This book discusses the physiological bases of using artificial devices to electrically stimulate the auditory system to interpret sounds. As the first

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Series Editors: Richard R. Fay and Arthur N. Popper

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SPRINGER HANDBOOK OF AUDITORY RESEARCH Valurne 1: The Mammalian Auditory Pathway: Neuroanatomy Edited by Douglas B. Webster, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Valurne 2: The Mammalian Auditory Pathway: Neurophysiology Edited by Arthur N. Popper and Richard R. Fay Valurne 3: Human Psychophysics Edited by William Yost, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Valurne 4: Cornparative Hearing: Mammals Edited by Richard R. Fay and Arthur N. Popper Valurne 5: Hearing by Bats Edited by Arthur N. Popper and Richard R. Fay Valurne 6: Auditory Cornputation Edited by Harold L. Hawkins, Teresa A. McMullen, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. F ay Valurne 7: Clinical Aspects ofHearing Edited by Thomas R. Van De Water, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Valurne 8: The Cochlea Edited by Peter Da/los, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Valurne 9: Development ofthe Auditory System Edited by Edwin W Rubel, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Valurne 10: Comparative Hearing: Insects Edited by Ronald Hoy, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Valurne 11: Cornparative Hearing: Fish and Amphibians Edited by Richard R. Fay and Arthur N. Popper Valurne 12: Hearing by Whales and Dolphins Edited by Whitlow W.L. Au, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Valurne 13: Comparative Hearing: Birds and Reptiles Edited by Robert Dooling, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Valurne 14: Genetics and Auditory Disorders Edited by Bronya J.B. Keats, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Valurne 15: Integrative Functions in the Mammalian Auditory Pathway Edited by Donata Oertel, Richard R. Fay, and Arthur N. Popper Valurne 16: Acoustic Communication Edited by Andrea Simmons, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Valurne 17: Compression: From Cochlea to Cochlear Implants Edited by Sid P. Bacon, Richard R. Fay, and Arthur N. Popper Volume 18: Speech Processing in the Auditory System Edited by Steven Greenberg, William Ainsworth, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 19: The Vestibular System Edited by Stephen M. Highstein, Richard R. Fay, and Arthur N. Popper Valurne 20: Cochlear lmplants: Auditory Prosthesesand Electric Hearing Edited by Fan-Gang Zeng, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay

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Fan-Gang Zeng Arthur N. Popper Richard R. Fay Editors

Cochlear Implants: Auditory Prostheses and Electric Hearing

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Fan-Gang Zeng University of California-Irvine Departments of Otolaryngology, Anatomy and Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering and Cognitive Seiences Irvine, CA 92697 USA [email protected]

Arthur N. Popper Department of Biology and Neuroscience and Cogntive Science Program University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-4415, USA [email protected]

Richard R. Fay Department of Psychology and Parmly Hearing Institute Loyola University of Chicago Chicago, IL 60626, USA [email protected] Series Editors: Richard R. Fay and Arthur N. Popper Cover illustratio