ABSTRACT
Forlistening,weuseasetofsubsystems:theears,theauditorynerves, and the brain. Functionally, the ears can be regarded as consisting of three parts,theouter,middleear,andinnerearasshowninFigure6.1.Together theseformasystemfortheconversionofsoundpressureoscillationsto associatednervesignalsintheauditorynerve.Inaddition,thereisfeedback fromtheneuralsystemthataffectsthemechanicalsystemofthemiddle and inner ear.
