San Diego, CA – December 18, 2018 – Psychoacoustics: Perception of Normal and Impaired Hearing with Audiology Applications provides an overview of the field of psychoacoustics, with a primary focus on auditory perception. The influence of hearing loss on these general auditory abilities is discussed in every chapter. Components of the book also include the role of psychoacoustics in audiological assessment and treatment. Psychoacoustics is ideal for graduate students in audiology who intend on having a clinical career and need an understanding of both normal and impaired auditory perception. It is intended to give students sufficient information to understand how the ear achieves auditory perception, what the capabilities of the ear are, and how hearing loss influences that perception. It also provides students with a foundation for further study in the area and to apply psychoacoustic principles to diagnostic audiology and audiological rehabilitation.
Each chapter presents self-contained information related to the acoustics, physiology, and methodologies as they apply to the topic being discussed. Chapters include the following: introduction, relevant acoustics, important physiological studies, perception by normal-hearing listeners, and perception by listeners who have sensorineural hearing loss. The final chapter discusses clinical implications of deficits in perceptual abilities by listeners with sensorineural hearing loss. Because psychoacoustics is intimately integrated into clinical audiology, this chapter also includes a discussion of many of the clinical tests and practices that have evolved directly from psychoacoustic experimentation.
Book Details
Title: Psychoacoustics: Perception of Normal and Impaired Hearing with Audiology Applications| Author: Jennifer J. Lentz | Published: 11/9/2018 | ISBN: 978-1-59756-989-7 | https://pluralpublishing.com/publication_pa.htm
About The Authors
Jennifer J. Lentz received a BS in Biomedical Engineering in 1993 from the University of Iowa and an MS (1996) and PhD (1998) from the University of Pennsylvania in Bioengineering. Her dissertation research involved applying psychoacoustic and modeling techniques to normal auditory perception. She then completed her postdoctoral training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where she evaluated auditory perception in listeners with sensorineural hearing loss. In 2002, she began at Indiana University, where she is now a professor and the department chair. She has published numerous articles on the perceptual consequences of sensorineural hearing loss and is currently an editor for the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research and an associate editor for the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. In 2014, the Acoustical Society of America elected her to fellow of the society "for contributions on hearing loss and the perception of complex sound."
About Plural Publishing, Inc.
Plural Publishing produces leading academic, scientific and clinical publications in the fields of speech-language pathology, audiology, otolaryngology, and professional singing. Plural Publishing, Inc. aims to fill a space in the field of communication sciences and disorders with high-quality publications written by world-class experts in order to improve and enhance the knowledge base of each profession, from the classroom to clinical practice. Plural Publishing prioritizes the intellectual growth of the disciplines it serves and strives to improve and advance these fields through its publications.
