Fundamentals of Hearing, 5th Edition » (5th Edition)

Yost, William A. (Loyola Univ Chicago)

In its new Fourth Edition, Fundamentals of Hearing: An Introduction covers the subject of hearing from sound to sensation, including the structure and function of the auditory system. Written at an introductory level, and requiring a minimal background in math and science, Fundamentals of Hearing is intended for students in fields concerned with sensory systems, perception, the nervous system, human and animal communication, and speech and hearing sciences and disorders. Fundamentals of Hearing will also assist any professional in the field of hearing in finding key facts and data about the auditory system.

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America - Glenis R. Long

The author has produced a very readable, up-to-date textbook which is understandable by students with little previous exposure to either hearing or research....I highly recommend this book to instructors who are faced with the difficult task of providing an overview of the field of hearing research to students with little background in the sciences and mathematics.

The World We Hear, an Introduction.
The Auditory Stimulus:
Sinusoids, The Basic Sound.
Sound Transmission.
Complex Stimuli.
Sound Analysis.
Peripheral Auditory Anatomy and Physiology:
The Outer and Middle Ears.
Structure of the Inner Ear and Its Mechanical Response.
Peripheral Auditory Nervous System and Hair Cells.
The Neural Response and the Auditory Code.
Auditory Perception of Simple Sounds:
Auditory Sensitivity.
Masking.
Sound Localization and Binaural Hearing.
Loudness and Pitch.
Complex Sounds Processing, the CNS, and Auditory Disorders: Auditory Perception and Sound Source Determination.
The Central Auditory Nervous System.
The Abnormal Auditory System.
Appendix A: Sinusoids and Trigonometry.
Appendix B: Logarithms.
Appendix C: Fourier Analysis.
Appendix D: Psychophysics.
Appendix E: Neural Anatomy and Physiology.
Appendix F: Techniques and Tools Used to Study Hearing.
List of Abbreviations and Symbols.
Reference and Index of Names.
Glossary and Subject Index.