Auditory and Vestibular Efferents

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ryugo, David K. (Editor), Fay, Richard R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, 38
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Acoustics.; Medicine & Public Health.

The biology of auditory and vestibular efferent systems encompasses a wide range of issues where exploration requires knowledge of basic anatomy, electrophysiology, and pharmacology of the inner ear.  These topics lead into discussions of development and evolution of efferent systems.  The functiona...

Table of Contents:

• Overview
• Olivocochlear Efferents: Structure of the medial and lateral olivocochlear systems
• Olivocochlear Efferents: Physiology of the medial and lateral olivocochlear systems
• Olivocochlear Efferents: Chemistry of the medial and lateral olivocochlear systems
• Cholinergic inhibition of hair cells in the inner ear
• Vestibular Efferents
• Development of efferent systems
• Exuberant efferent innervation of the auditory receptors
• Comparative studies of the efferent system
• Descending projections
• Efferent modulation of brainstem activity
• Efferent effects on the central auditory system
• Index.