This book considers deafness as a medical condition. It explores the neuronal consequences on the peripheral and the central nervous system as well as on cognition and learning.

This book considers deafness as a medical condition, exploring the neuronal consequences on the peripheral and the central nervous system as well as on cognition and learning, viewed from the standpoint of genetics, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, molecular biology, systems neuroscience, and cognitive neuroscience.