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A History of Discoveries on Hearing by Darlene R. Ketten; Allison B. Coffin; Richard R. Fay; Arthur N. Popper is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is A History of Discoveries on Hearing about?

This volume focuses on the history of research on hearing from comparative approaches. Each chapters examines the most formative studies that led to current understanding of hearing across taxa and still influence hearing research in general. Much of the early work on hearing, which goes back to Aristotle, as well as the classic work of 16th to early 20th century scientists (e.g., Spellanzani, Retzius, Ramón y Cajal, and Helmholtz) is not well known to modern investigators. Similarly, work in the first 75 years of the 20th century is also unknown or, in some cases, dismissed because it is “old.” Much of the earlier work describes research approaches and results fundamental to our understanding of hearing as well as the beauty of observation and synthesis. The pioneering work on hearing contains ideas and questions that are still germane today. Thus, the goal of this volume isto introduce, review, and put into perspective, older but exemplary, extraordinary studies by investigators that form the basis of our knowledge as well as questions being asked today.Each chapter includes the first significant observations and approaches to hearing in the taxa and/or hearing type that is the f

Who reads A History of Discoveries on Hearing?

Author

Darlene R. Ketten; Allison B. Coffin; Richard R. Fay; Arthur N. Popper

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

Published

2024

Language

EN

ISBN

9783031413209

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biology, Science