Overview

In the foreword, Dr. Robert Burkard states, "If you are looking for a clinical cookbook on how to diagnose and treat those with (central) auditory processing disorders (CAPD), you should not read this book. This book is much less than a clinical cookbook, and much, much more." Featuring contributions from a stellar team of expert contributors in the areas of audiology, psychology, anatomy, neuroscience, imaging science, and epidemiology, this new book addresses major controversies in the field of auditory processing and its disorders. The contributors consider a range of topics including the history of the field, contemporary anatomical models, auditory processing streams, neuroplasticity, professional models, modality specificity, music perception and its disorders, speech recognition, aging, educational outcomes, tinnitus, and auditory neuropathy.

Reviews

• Ryan McCreery, MS (Boys Town National Research Hospital), Doody's Review Service, (2009):
  "This is an excellent encapsulation of the current state of research into the assessment of auditory preocessing disorders."

• Tony Sirimanna (Great Ormond Street Hospital, London), Community Ear and Hearing Health, (2009):
  "This is a very interesting and timely text with a group of diverse authors, collectively providing a comprehensive coverage of this subject that has attracted significant and renewed interest over the last few years. ... An excellent book for those interested in APD to read and certainly worth having a copy for personal use."

• A. Banerjee, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, (2009):
  "A very interesting book ... Chapters are not limited to topics directly related to central auditory processing disorder but address multiple clinical entities including auditory neuropathy, specific learning difficulties and tinnitus."

• Annette Hurley, PhD, CCC-A, Otology & Neurotology, (2010):
  "This text is an excellent encapsulation of the current state of research in CAPD. Overall, this text encourages thoughtful consideration of contemporary and future trends in CAPD. ... It will be of interest to every clinician and researcher who has an interest in auditory processing."

Audience

Primary Subject: Audiology / Hearing Disorders
Secondary Subject: Audiology / Neuroaudiology
Audience Level: Professional/Textbook - 90 Days

• Foreword
  Robert F. Burkard, Ph.D.
• The Concept of Auditory Processing Disorder
  A Brief History
  James F. Jerger, Ph.D.
• Organization of the Central Auditory Pathways in Nonhuman Primates and Humans
  Troy A. Hackett, Ph.D.
• Speech and Auditory Processing in the Cortex: Evidence from Functional Neuroimaging
  Frank Eisner, Ph.D. and Sophie K. Scott, Ph.D.
• Cortical Processing Streams and Central Auditory Plasticity
  Josef Rauschecker, Ph.D., Sc.D.
• Imaging Gray Matter Structure in Living Humans: Implications for Understanding Auditory Processing
  Jennifer Melcher, Ph.D.
• Models of Central Auditory Processing Abilities and Disorders
  Dennis J. McFarland, Ph.D. and Anthony T. Cacace, Ph.D.
• Challenges in CAPD: An Epidemiological Perspective
  Karen J. Cruickshanks, Ph.D.
• Issues in the Assessment of Auditory Processing in Older Adults
  Larry E. Humes
• Speech-in-Noise Measures as Necessary Components of Routine Audiological Evaluations and Auditory Processing Disorder Evaluations
  Richard H. Wilson, Ph.D. and Rachel McArdle, Ph.D.
• Controversies in Standardization of Auditory Processing Tests
  Robert W. Keith, Ph.D.
• Putting the Auditory Processing Back into Auditory Processing Disorder in Children
  Justin Cowan, Ph.D., Stuart Rosen, Ph.D., and David R. Moore, Ph.D.
• Modality Specificity and Auditory Processing Disorders
  Dennis J. McFarland, Ph.D. and Anthony T. Cacace, Ph.D
• Associations Between Auditory Abilities, Reading, and Other Language Skills in Children and Adults
  Charles S. Watson, Ph.D. and Gary R. Kidd, Ph.D.
• Music Perception and Recognition Disorders
  Simone Della Balla, Ph.D.
• The Dynamic Brainstem: Implications for Auditory Processing Disorder
  Karen Banai, Ph.D. and Nina Kraus, Ph.D.
• Tinnitus as a Central Auditory Processing Disorder
  Dirk De Ridder, M.D., Ph.D., Tomas Menovsky, M.D., Ph.D., and Paul H. Van de Heyning, M.D., Ph.D.
• Auditory Neuropathy: Bridging the Gap Between Basic Science and Current Clinical Concerns
  Anthony T. Cacace, Ph.D. and Robert H. Burkard, Ph.D.
• Index

About The Editors

Anthony Cacace, Ph.D.

Anthony T. Cacace, Ph.D. is an audiologist and professor of Communication Sciences and Otolaryngology at Wayne State University. He was staff scientist at the Advanced Imaging Center, the Neurosciences Institute, Department of Neurology, Albany Medical College and was director of oto-neurological research in the Division of Otolaryngology at Albany Medical College. His interests include CAPD, psychophysics, clinical neurophysiology, MRI, and tinnitus.

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Dennis McFarland, Ph.D.

Dennis J. McFarland, Ph.D. is a psychologist and senior research scientist in the Laboratory of Nervous System Disorders at the Wadsworth Center, New York State Health Department. He has studied behavioral effects of viruses and environmental toxicants on the nervous system and is currently involved in the Brain-to-Computer interface project.

Contributors

Charles Watson, Ph.D.

David Moore, Ph.D.

Dirk De Ridder, M.D., Ph.D.

Frank Eisner, Ph.D.

Gary Kidd, Ph.D.

James Jerger, Ph.D.

Jennifer Melcher, Ph.D.

Josef Rauschecker, Ph.D., Sc.D.

Justin Cowan, Ph.D.

Karen Banai, Ph.D.

Karen Cruickshanks, Ph.D.

Larry Humes

Nina Kraus, Ph.D.

Paul Van de Heyning, M.D., Ph.D.

Rachel McArdle, Ph.D.

Richard Wilson, Ph.D.

Robert Burkard, Ph.D.

Robert Keith, Ph.D.

Simone Della Balla, Ph.D.

Sophie Scott, Ph.D.

Stuart Rosen, Ph.D.

Tomas Menovsky, M.D., Ph.D.

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