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Auditory localization.

Authors :
Rosenzweig, Mark B.
ROSENZWEIG, M R
Source :
Scientific American; Oct1961, Vol. 205 Issue 4, p132-142, 11p, 6 Diagrams
Publication Year :
1961

Abstract

The article discusses the reception of sound through the ears and the function of the brain in auditory localization. Auditory localization may be achieved with more efficiency by having a complete pair of receptors or ears. Giovanni Battista Venturi, an Italian physicist, was the first to conduct studies of this nature. Experiments revealed that each ear is represented more strongly in the opposite side of the brain than in the same side thus, a sound on one ear excites neural activity in the opposite side of that ear.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00368733
Volume :
205
Issue :
4
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Scientific American
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
19681691
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican1061-132