Table of Contents

1 Introduction: Why Human Auditory Cortex? David Poeppel and Tobias Overath.- I The Methods.- 2 Architecture, Connectivity, and Transmitter Receptors of Human Auditory Cortex- Stephanie Clarke and Patricia Morosan.- 3 Invasive Research Methods- Matthew A. Howard III, Kirill V. Nourski, and John F. Brugge.- 4 Recording Event-Related Brain Potentials: Application to Study Auditory Perception- Claude Alain and István Winkler.- 5 Magnetoencephalography- Srikantan Nagarajan, Rodney A. Gabriel, and Alexander Herman.- 6 Hemodynamic Imaging: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging- Thomas M. Talavage, Ingrid S. Johnsrude, and Javier Gonzalez Castillo.- II The Principal Computational Challenges.- 7 Coding of Basic Acoustical and Perceptual Components of Sound in Human Auditory Cortex- Deborah Hall and Daphne Barker.- 8 Auditory Object Analysis -Timothy D. Griffiths, Christophe Micheyl, and Tobias Overath.- 9 Speech Perception from a Neurophysiological Perspective- Anne-Lise Giraud and David Poeppel.- 10 Cortical Processing of Music- Robert J. Zatorre and Jean Mary Zarate.- 11 Multisensory Role of Human Auditory Cortex- Virginie van Wassenhove and Charles E. Schroeder.- Redefining the Functional Organization of the Planum Temporale Region: Space, Objects, and Sensory–Motor Integration- Gregory Hickok and Kourosh Saberi.- 13 Toward a Theory of Information Processing in Auditory Cortex- Peter Cariani and Christophe Micheyl.

Reviews

From the book reviews:“This is a comprehensive textbook about the imaging and multielectrode investigation of the primary auditory human cortex. … I recommend this book for neurosurgeons, auditory physiologists, anatomists, and sensory physiology students and fellows. … There is a place for this book to be on the desks of audition investigators and audiologists.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, October, 2014)“This book describes the auditory cortex of humans as related to auditory processing and explores the various techniques available to study auditory processing. … It is intended for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and clinical investigators with an interest in hearing research. … This is a very good handbook on the auditory cortex, covering the topic well from methodology through elementary challenges in auditory processing. … for those with a basic background in audition, it will add greatly to their knowledge base.” (Gary B. Kaniuk, Doody’s Review Service, October, 2012)