Deafness

Deafness explores the neuronal consequences of being deaf on the peripheral and the central nervous system as well as on cognition and learning, viewed from the standpoint of genetics, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, molecular biology, systems neuroscie

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

Andrej Kral Arthur N. Popper Richard R. Fay Editors

Deafness

Springer Handbook of Auditory Research

For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/2506

Andrej Kral • Arthur N. Popper Richard R. Fay Editors

Deafness With 54 Illustrations

Editors Andrej Kral Institute of Audioneurotechnology Hannover Medical School D-30625 Hannover, Germany

Arthur N. Popper Department of Biology University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742, USA

Richard R. Fay Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA, USA

ISSN 0947-2657 ISSN 2197-1897 (electronic) ISBN 978-1-4614-7839-3 ISBN 978-1-4614-7840-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-7840-9 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013944528 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

This volume is dedicated to Rainer Klinke (1936–2008), Professor of Neurophysiology at J. W. Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main (1977–2004), in appreciation of his contributions to auditory neuroscience, his mentorship, his support for deafness research, and his efforts in education of medical students. His curiosity on all aspects of nature remains a constant inspiration to his friends and forme