edited by H Wada (Tohoku University), T Koike (Tohoku University), T Takasaka (Tohoku University, School of Medicine), K Ikeda (Tohoku University, School of Medicine), & K Ohyama (Tohoku Rosai Hospital)

The articles in this volume are the results of discussions among biophysicists, neurobiologists and mathematicians with research interests in auditory mechanics and signal processing. The topics covered include: mechanics and models of hearing organs; auditory periphery and its models; middle ear; traveling wave and cochlear amplifier; emissions; outer hair cell; electromotility; central auditory processing; auditory nerve responses; and hearing in non-mammals.

• The Middle Ear
• The Cochlea (Measurement)
• The Cochlea (Model)
• The Outer Hair Cell
• Electromotility
• Emissions
• Auditory Nerve Responses
• Central Auditory Processing
• Hearing in Non-Mammals