课程大纲
COURSE SYLLABUS
1.
课程代码/名称
Course Code/Title
听觉科学及信号检测技术 (Auditory Science & its signal detection
techniques)
2.
课程性质
Compulsory/Elective
Elective
3.
课程学分/学时
Course Credit/Hours
3
4.
授课语言
Teaching Language
English
5.
授课教师
Instructor(s)
陈放怡 Fangyi Chen
6.
是否面向本科生开放
Open to undergraduates
or not
否 No
7.
先修要求
Pre-requisites
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undergraduates, please indicate the difference.）
普通物理 Physics
8.
教学目标
Course Objectives
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difference.）
This course examines the physiology & pathology of auditory system, with emphasis on techniques to
detect and measure the function and responses of the system.
9.
教学方法
Teaching Methods
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difference.）
Mostly lectures, and a few lab demonstrations.
10.
教学内容
Course Contents
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difference.）
Section 1
Introduction to the auditory system
Section 2
Middle Ear mechanics
Section 3
Microscopic imaging of the middle ear
Section 4
Inner ear mechanics & cochlear amplification
Section 5
Vibration measurement on the biological tissues
Section 6
Hair cells & mechano-electrical-transduction
Section 7
Modelling of the inner ear
Section 8
Hearing loss: Ototoxicity & noise exposure
Section 9
Examination of the hearing loss
Section 10
Hierarchy of the auditory system
Section 11
Electrical activity along the auditory neural pathway
Section 12
Measurement of the weak physiological signals
Section 13
Vestibular system
Section 14
Stimulation to the vestibular system & its responses
Section 15
Animal models for hearing loss
Section 16
Recent advances in inner ear physiology
11.
课程考核
Course Assessment
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1
考核形式 Form of examination；
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2
.分数构成 grading policy；
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3
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1. Attendance 20%; 2. Homework 30%； 3.Review papers 50%
12.
教材及其它参考资料
Textbook and Supplementary Readings
An Introduction to the Physiology of Hearing: Fourth Edition by James Pickles
Hearing: Anatomy, Physiology, and Disorders of the Auditory System Third Edition by Aage R. Møller
