title: Acoustical research in the life sciences.
abstract: This paper briefly reviews research progress during the past 50 years in physiological and psychological acoustics. Special attention is paid to the physiology of the auditory system, sound conduction in the ear, cochlear mechanics, masking, auditory localization, psychoacoustic behavior in animals, speech perception, medical applications, coupling between psychophysics and physiology, temporal aspects of sensory attitudes, and ecological acoustics.
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics / Q000295:instrumentation; D000818:Animals; D001302:Audiometry, Speech; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D003051:Cochlea / Q000502:physiology; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D011571:Psychoacoustics; D011601:Psychophysics; D012106:Research; D013017:Sound Localization; D013067:Speech Perception