It has become apparent that the function of the ear affects the function of the auditory nervous system, and that pathologies of the peripheral parts of the auditory system can affect the function of the nervous system, and vice versa. The classical separation of the auditory system in peripheral and central parts is therefore no longer valid.
This book integrates descriptions of disorders of the ear and the nervous system and provides a comprehensive coverage of anatomy and physiology of the entire auditory system; it also introduces the role of neural plasticity in creating symptoms of diseases of hearing such as tinnitus, hyperacusis and phonophobia. A separate chapter discuses cochlear and auditory brainstem implants.
Aage R. Møller, PhD (D. Med. Sci.) is Professor of Cognition and Neuroscience and MF Jonsson Endowed Chair in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. He is the Chairman of the Institutional Review Board at the University of Texas at Dallas as well as the Chairman of the Board for the Tinnitus Research Initiative Foundation. He has done extensive research on tinnitus and has had a significant role in the development of neurophysiological monitoring.