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.

Anatomy and Physiology of the Central and Peripheral Vestibular System: Overview.- Molecular Genetics of Vestibular Organ Development.- Morphophysiology of the Vestibular Periphery.- Biomechanics of the Semicircular Canals and Otolith Organs.- Sensory Processing and Ionic Currents in Vestibular Hair Cells.- The Physiology of the Vestibuloocular Reflex (VOR).- Vestibuloautonomic Interactions: A Teleologic Perspective.- Vestibulocollic Reflexes.- Gain and Phase Control of Compensatory Eye Movements by the Flocculus of the Vestibulocerebellum.- Localizing Sites for Plasticity in the Vestibular System.- Clinical Applications of Basic Vestibular Research.