The Vestibular System, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004 Springer Handbook of Auditory Research Series, Vol. 19

The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of comp- hensive and synthetic reviews of the fundamental topics in modern au- tory research.The volumes are aimed at all individuals with interests in hearing research, including advanced graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and clinical investigators.The volumes are intended to int- duce new investigators to important aspects of hearing science and to help established investigators to better understand the fundamental theories and data in ?elds 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 lit- ature.As such, the chapters present neither exhaustive data reviews nor original research that has not yet appeared in peer-reviewed journals.The volumes focus on topics that have developed a solid data and conceptual 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.

1. Overview; 2. Development of the vestibular system; 3. The molecular biological approach to studies of the vestibular system; 4. Biomechanics of the semicircular canals and otolith organs; 5. Cellular properties of the vestibular sensory periphery; 6. Morphophysiology of the vestibular sensory periphery; 7. The vestibular nuclei; 8. The angular and linear vestibulo-ocular reflexes, the perception of linear motion, and velocity storage; 9. The vestibulo-colic and vestibulo-spinal reflexes; 10. The vestibular cerebellum; 11. Motor learning in the vestibular system; 12. The vestibular control of the autonomic system; 13. Clinical applications of vestibular basic research