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The auditory system has a remarkable ability to adjust to an ever-changing environment. The six review chapters that comprise Plasticity of the Central Auditory System cover a spectrum of issues concerning this ability to adapt, defined by the widely applicable term "plasticity". With chap...

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Main Author: Parks, Thomas N.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Rubel, Edwin W., Popper, Arthur N., Fay, Richard R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2004.
Series:Springer handbook of auditory research ; 23.
Subjects:
Life sciences.
Neurosciences.
Developmental biology.
Physiology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Overview: Development and Plasticity of the Central Auditory System
  • Assembling, Connecting and Maintaining the Cochlear Nucleus
  • Developmental Changes and Cellular Plasticity in the Superior Olivary Complex
  • Plasticity of Binaural Systems
  • Experience-Dependent Response Plasticity in the Auditory Cortex: Issues, Characteristics, Mechanisms and Functions
  • The Avian Song Control System: A Model for Understanding Changes in Neural Structure and Function
  • Plasticity in the Auditory System of Insects.