The Cochlea

Knowledge about the structure and function of the inner ear is vital to an understanding of vertebrate hearing. This volume presents a detailed overview of the mammalian cochlea from its anatomy and physiology to its biophysics and biochemistry. The nine

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SPRINGER HANDBOOK OF AUDITORY RESEARCH Volume 1: The Mammalian Auditory Pathway: Neuroanatomy Edited by Douglas B. Webster, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 2: The Mammalian Auditory Pathway: Neurophysiology Edited by Arthur N. Popper and Richard R. Fay Volume 3: Human Psychophysics Edited by William Yost, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 4: Comparative Hearing: Mammals Edited by Richard R. Fay and Arthur N. Popper Volume 5: Hearing by Bats Edited by Arthur N. Popper and Richard R. Fay Volume 6: Auditory Computation Edited by Harold L. Hawkins, Teresa A. McMullen, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 7: Clinical Aspects of Hearing Edited by Thomas R. Van de Water, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 8: The Cochlea

Edited by Peter Dallos, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Forthcoming volumes (partial list) Development of the Auditory System Edited by Edwin W. Rubel, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Plasticity in the Auditory System Edited by Edwin W. Rubel, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Comparative Hearing: Amphibians and Fish Edited by Arthur N. Popper and Richard R. Fay Comparative Hearing: Insects Edited by Ronald R. Hoy, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Comparative Hearing: Birds and Reptiles Edited by Robert Dooling, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay

Peter Dallos Arthur N. Popper Richard R. Fay Editors

The Cochlea

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Peter DaIlos Auditory Physiology Laboratory and Department of Neurobiology Northwestem University Evanston, IL 60208, USA

Arthur N. Popper Department of Zoology University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-9566, USA

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

Series Editors: Richard R. Fay and Arthur N. Popper Cover iIIustration: Schematic of the olivocochlear efferents to the right cochlea of a cat. This figure appears on p. 436 of the text.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data The cochlea I Peter Dallos, Arthur N. Popper, Richard R. Fay, editors. p. cm. - (Springer handbook of auditory research : v. 8) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4612-6891-8 ISBN 978-1-4612-0757-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4612-0757-3 1. Cochlea-Physiology. I. Dallos, Peter. II. Popper, Arthur N. III. Fay, Richard R. IV. Series. QP471.2.C63 1996 612.8'58-dc20 95-44634 Printed on acid-free paper. @ 1996 Springer Seienee+Business Media New York Originally published by Springer-Verlag New York ,Ine. in1996 Softcover reprint of the hardeover 1st edition 1996 Ali rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher, Springer Seience+Business Media, LLC. except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter deve