Compression: From Cochlea to Cochlear Implants

The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of comp- hensive and synthetic reviews of the fundamental topics in modern au- tory research.The volumes are aimed at all individuals with interests in hearing research including advanced gradua

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Sid P. Bacon Richard R. Fay Arthur N. Popper Editors

Compression: From Cochlea to Cochlear Implants

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Sid P. Bacon Department of Speech and Hearing Science and Psychoacoustics Laboratory Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287-1908, USA [email protected]

Richard R. Fay Department of Psychology and Parmly Hearing Institute Loyola University of Chicago Chicago, IL 60626, USA [email protected]

Arthur N. Popper Department of Biology and Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program and Center for Comparative and Evolutionary Biology of Hearing University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742–4415, USA [email protected] Cover illustration: Functional anatomy of the mammalian cochlea. This figure appears on p. 20 of the text.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Compression : from cochlea to cochlear implants / editor, Sid P. Bacon, Richard R. Fay, Arthur N. Popper. p. cm.—(Springer handbook of auditory research ; v. 17) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-387-00496-3 (alk. paper) 1. Cochlea. 2. Compression (Audiology). 3. Auditory perception. 4. Cochlear implants. I. Bacon, Sid P. II. Fay, Richard R. III. Popper, Arthur N. IV. Series. QP471.2.C66 2003 612.8¢58—dc21 2003042430 ISBN 0-387-00496-3

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This book is dedicated to Professor Neal F. Viemeister, whose numerous scientific contributions have led to a deeper understanding of auditory perception and its intricate relation to physiological processing at the auditory periphery.

Series Preface

The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of comprehensive and synthetic reviews of the fundamental topics in modern auditory research. The volumes are aimed at all individuals with interests in hearing research including advanced graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and clinical investigators. The volumes are intended to introduce new investigators to important aspects of hearing science and to help established investigators to better understand the fundamental theories and data in fields of hearing that th