Peripheral Neural Processing of Auditory Information

The sections in this article are: 1 Anatomy of Primary Auditory Neurons 1.1 General Features of Primary Neurons 1.2 Nerve Endings in Cochlea 1.3 Nerve Fibers in Cochlea 1.4 Neuronal Cell Bodies in Spiral Ganglion 1.5 Auditory Nerve Fibers in Internal Auditory Meatus 1.6 Primary Innervation of Cochlear Nucleus 2 Physiological Data on Auditory Nerve 2.1 Conceptual Stages of Peripheral Auditory System 2.2 Methodology in Stimulus-Response Relationships of Auditory Nerve Units 2.3 Stimulus-Response Relationships For Auditory Nerve Units 2.4 Relationship Between Gross Neural Potentials and Unit Activity 2.5 Effects of Stimulating Efferent Fibers to Cochlea 2.6 Responses in Abnormal Ears 2.7 Electric Stimulation of Auditory Nerve Fibers 3 Implications of Data on Auditory Nerve 3.1 Peripheral Mechanisms Generating Auditory Nerve Activity 3.2 Central Processing of Auditory Information 3.3 Addendum