The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of com-
prehensive and synthetic reviews of the fundamental topics in modern
auditory research. It is aimed at all individuals with interests in
hearing research including advanced graduate students, postdoctoral
researchers, and clinical investigators. The volumes will introduce new
investigators to important aspects of hearing science and will help
established inves- tigators to better understand the fundamental
theories and data in fields of hearing that they may not normally follow
closely. Each volume is intended to present a particular topic
comprehensively, and each chapter will serve as a synthetic overview and
guide to the literature. As such, the chapters present neither
exhaustive data reviews nor original research that has not yet appeared
in peer-reviewed journals. The series focusses on topics that have
developed a solid data and con- ceptual foundation rather than on those
for which a literature is only beginning to develop. New research areas
will be covered on a timely basis in the series as they begin to mature.