Synaptic Mechanisms in the Auditory System

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Trussell, Laurence O. (Editor), Popper, Arthur N. (Editor), Fay, Richard R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, 41
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Neurosciences.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Neurobiology.; Life Sciences.

Synaptic mechanisms are the groundwork for all auditory processing. Understanding them requires knowledge of the microphysiology of synapses, cellular biophysics, and  receptor pharmacology, as well as an appreciation for what unique jobs auditory synapses must carry out.  Synaptic Mechanisms in the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and overview
• Neuronal response properties and voltage-gated ion channels
• The hair cell synapse
• The endbulbs of Held.-  The calyces of Held
• Synaptic coincidence detection
• Synaptic inhibition in the auditory system
• Modulatory mechanisms for controlling auditory processing
• Long-term plasticity in the auditory system.          .