Addresses and explains basic differences between linear and nonlinear cochleae
Provides a well-justified mathematical approach, with lucid examples
Useful to both researchers in auditory neuroscience and students of biophysics and biomedical engineering
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Anatomy and Function of the Linear Cochlea
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Anatomy and Function of the Nonlinear Cochlea
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Results and Open Issues
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Front Matter
Pages 147-147
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Basic Linear and Nonlinear Tools and a PTPV Response Collection
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Front Matter
Pages 195-195
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Back Matter
Pages 259-261
About this book
The field of cochlear mechanics has received increasing interest over the last few decades. In the majority of these studies, researchers use linear systems analysis or linear approximations of the nonlinear (NL) systems. Even though it has been clear that the intact cochlea operates nonlinearly, lack of tools for proper nonlinear analysis, and widely available tools for linear analysis still lead to inefficient and possibly incorrect interpretation of the biophysics of the cochlea. An example is the presumption that a change in cochlear stiffness at hair cell level must account for the observed change in tuning (or frequency mapping) due to prestin application. Hypotheses like this need to be addressed in a tutorial that is lucid enough to analyze and explain basic differences.
Cochlear Mechanics presents a useful and mathematically justified/justifiable approach in the main part of the text, an approach that will be elucidated with clear examples. The book will be useful to scientists in auditory neuroscience, as well as graduate students in biophysics/biomedical engineering.
Reviews
From the book reviews:
“This is an excellent book concerning nonlinear dynamics in cochlear neurophysiology. … The discussion starts to make sense from 1950-1980. The text will help audiologists, neurophysiologists, students, fellows, and professors teaching auditory sciences.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, March, 2015)
Authors and Affiliations
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Faculty of Mathematics, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Hendrikus Duifhuis