Features

An accessible guide to the basic and critical concepts in hearing science
Extensively revised to reflect major advances and changes in the field
Includes the most recent scientific and technical standards
Extensive reference lists, plus suggestions for sources where students can find further coverage of selected topics
Numerous illustrations and tables to provide clear comprehension of key material in the text
Summary

This fully updated and revised sixth edition of Hearing: An Introduction to Psychological and Physiological Acoustics provides a comprehensive introduction for graduate students and professionals in audiology and other fields dealing with audition (including hearing/speech science, psychology, otolaryngology, neuroscience, linguistics, and speech-language pathology). The sixth edition reflects the current status of this rapidly-evolving multidisciplinary field of hearing science.

Table of Contents

Physical Concepts. Anatomy. Conductive Mechanism. Cochlear Mechanisms and Processes. Auditory Nerve. Auditory Pathways. Psychoacoustic Methods. Signal Detection Theory. Auditory Sensitivity. Masking. Loudness. Pitch and Timbre. Binaural and Spatial Hearing. Speech and its Perception.