Series Preface
The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of comprehensive and synthetic reviews of the fundamental topics in modern auditory research. The volumes are aimed at all individuals with interests in
hearing research, including advanced graduate students, postdoctoral
researchers, and clinical investigators. The volumes are intended to introduce new investigators to important aspects of hearing science and to help
established investigators to better understand the fundamental theories and
data in fields of hearing that they may not normally follow closely.
Each volume is intended to present a particular topic comprehensively,
and each chapter will serve as a synthetic overview and guide to the literature. As such, the chapters present neither exhaustive data reviews nor
original research that has not yet appeared in peer-reviewed journals. The
volumes focus on topics that have developed a solid data and conceptual
foundation rather than on those for which a literature is only beginning to
develop. New research areas will be covered on a timely basis in the series
as they begin to mature.
Each volume in the series consists of five to eight substantial chapters on
a particular topic. In some cases, the topics will be ones of traditional interest for which there is a substantial body of data and theory, such as auditory neuroanatomy (Vol. 1) and neurophysiology (Vol. 2). Other volumes
in the series will deal with topics that have begun to mature more recently,
such as development, plasticity, and computational models of neural processing. In many cases, the series editors will be joined by a coeditor having
special expertise in the topic of the volume.
Richard R. Fay, Chicago, Illinois
Arthur N. Popper, College Park, Maryland
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The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of comprehensive and synthetic reviews of the fundamental topics in modern auditory research. The volumes are aimed at all individuals with interests in
hearing research, including advanced graduate students, postdoctoral
researchers, and clinical investigators. The volumes are intended to introduce new investigators to important aspects of hearing science and to help
established investigators to better understand the fundamental theories and
data in fields of hearing that they may not normally follow closely.
Each volume is intended to present a particular topic comprehensively,
and each chapter will serve as a synthetic overview and guide to the literature. As such, the chapters present neither exhaustive data reviews nor
original research that has not yet appeared in peer-reviewed journals. The
volumes focus on topics that have developed a solid data and conceptual
foundation rather than on those for which a literature is only beginning to
develop. New research areas will be covered on a timely basis in the series
as they begin to mature.
Each volume in the series consists of five to eight substantial chapters on
a particular topic. In some cases, the topics will be ones of traditional interest for which there is a substantial body of data and theory, such as auditory neuroanatomy (Vol. 1) and neurophysiology (Vol. 2). Other volumes
in the series will deal with topics that have begun to mature more recently,
such as development, plasticity, and computational models of neural processing. In many cases, the series editors will be joined by a coeditor having
special expertise in the topic of the volume.
Richard R. Fay, Chicago, Illinois
Arthur N. Popper, College Park, Maryland
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