The Central Auditory System: A Functional Analysis -- Neuronal Organization in the Inferior Colliculus -- Projections from the Cochlear Nuclear Complex to the Inferior Colliculus -- Superior Olivary Complex and Lateral Lemniscal Connections of the Auditory Midbrain -- Intrinsic and Commissural Connections of the Inferior Colliculus -- Descending Connections of the Auditory Midbrain -- The Tectothalamic System -- Three Systems of Descending Projections to the Inferior Colliculus -- Pharmacology of the Inferior Colliculus -- Biophysical Properties of Inferior Colliculus Neurons -- Spectral and Intensity Coding in the Auditory Midbrain -- Temporal Coding in the Auditory Midbrain -- Binaural and Spatial Coding in the Inferior Colliculus -- Coding of Communication Sounds in the Inferior Colliculus -- Acoustic Behavior and Midbrain Function -- Auditory Midbrain of Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles: Model Systems for Understanding Auditory Function -- The Auditory Midbrain in Bats and Birds -- Development of Auditory Afferents to the Central Nucleus of the Inferior Colliculus -- Inferior Colliculus: Aging and Plasticity -- Hearing Loss and the Inferior Colliculus -- The Midbrain and Audiogenic Seizures -- The Inferior Colliculus: Past, Present, and Future. The inferior colliculus is essential for hearing. Connecting the auditory brain stem to sensory, motor, and limbic systems, the inferior colliculus is a critical midbrain station for auditory processing. Winer and Schreiner's The Inferior Colliculus is the first critical, comprehensive reference presenting the current knowledge of the inferior colliculus from a variety of perspectives, including anatomical, physiological, developmental, neurochemical, biophysical, neuroethological and clinical vantage points. Written by leading researchers in the field, the book is an ideal introduction to the inferior colliculus and central auditory processing for clinicians, otolaryngologists, graduate and postgraduate research workers in the auditory and other sensory-motor systems. About the Editors: Jeffery A. Winer is Professor of Neurobiology in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California at Berkeley. Christoph E. Schreiner is Professor and Vice-Chair in the Department of Otolaryngology and Member of the Coleman Memorial Laboratory and the W. M. Keck Center for Integrative Neurosciences at the University of California School of Medicine at San Francisco.