Volume 1, Chapter 03: The Auditory Efferent System
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- Written by Thalita Ubiali and Maria Francisca Colella-Santos
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Summary
The central auditory system can modulate afferent input through an extensive corticofugal pathway, projecting its fibers from the cortex to the cochlea. This chapter introduces the reader to the auditory efferent system, covering its anatomical, physiological and functional aspects. We also provide an overview of the available assessment tools, addressing the latest news on this issue and discussing clinical implications of the auditory efferent system on human hearing.
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Chapter Contributors
Thalita Ubiali
PhD student in Medical Sciences, in the Child and Adolescent Healthy Program, at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) - Brazil, supported by the funding institution FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo). Clinical and research experience in Audiology, Central Auditory Processing, and Electrophysiology. She can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Maria Francisca Colella-Santos, PhD
Associate Professor and head (chair) of Human Development and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty Medical Science, State University of Campinas, São Paulo/Brazil. Professor of Audiology (undergraduate and postgraduate) and Coordinator of the research group focused on children´s hearing (child hearing diagnostic and neonatal hearing screening, central auditory processing, auditory evoked potentials).Coordinator of the Multi-professional Health Residency Program (FCM/Unicamp). Director of the Brazilian Academy of Audiology in the bienniums 2011-2013 and 2015-2017. Dr. Colella-Santos can be reached at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.