An overview of the major phenomena of the localization of sound sources by normal-hearing, hearing-impaired, and aided listeners
Localizing a sound source requires the auditory system to determine its direction and its distance. In general, hearing-impaired listeners do less well in experiments measuring localization performance than normal-hearing listeners, and hearing aids often exacerbate matters. This article summarizes...
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| description | Localizing a sound source requires the auditory system to determine its direction and its distance. In general, hearing-impaired listeners do less well in experiments measuring localization performance than normal-hearing listeners, and hearing aids often exacerbate matters. This article summarizes the major experimental effects in direction (and its underlying cues of interaural time differences and interaural level differences) and distance for normal-hearing, hearing-impaired, and aided listeners. Front/back errors and the importance of self-motion are noted. The influence of vision on the localization of real-world sounds is emphasized, such as through the ventriloquist effect or the intriguing link between spatial hearing and visual attention. |
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| spelling | nottingham-508342020-05-04T16:58:57Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50834/ An overview of the major phenomena of the localization of sound sources by normal-hearing, hearing-impaired, and aided listeners Akeroyd, Michael A. Localizing a sound source requires the auditory system to determine its direction and its distance. In general, hearing-impaired listeners do less well in experiments measuring localization performance than normal-hearing listeners, and hearing aids often exacerbate matters. This article summarizes the major experimental effects in direction (and its underlying cues of interaural time differences and interaural level differences) and distance for normal-hearing, hearing-impaired, and aided listeners. Front/back errors and the importance of self-motion are noted. The influence of vision on the localization of real-world sounds is emphasized, such as through the ventriloquist effect or the intriguing link between spatial hearing and visual attention. SAGE 2014-12-09 Article PeerReviewed Akeroyd, Michael A. (2014) An overview of the major phenomena of the localization of sound sources by normal-hearing, hearing-impaired, and aided listeners. Trends in Hearing, 18 . ISSN 2331-2165 spatial hearing hearing impairment hearing aids vision evolution http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2331216514560442 doi:10.1177/2331216514560442 doi:10.1177/2331216514560442 |
| spellingShingle | spatial hearing hearing impairment hearing aids vision evolution Akeroyd, Michael A. An overview of the major phenomena of the localization of sound sources by normal-hearing, hearing-impaired, and aided listeners |
| title | An overview of the major phenomena of the localization of sound sources by normal-hearing, hearing-impaired, and aided listeners |
| title_full | An overview of the major phenomena of the localization of sound sources by normal-hearing, hearing-impaired, and aided listeners |
| title_fullStr | An overview of the major phenomena of the localization of sound sources by normal-hearing, hearing-impaired, and aided listeners |
| title_full_unstemmed | An overview of the major phenomena of the localization of sound sources by normal-hearing, hearing-impaired, and aided listeners |
| title_short | An overview of the major phenomena of the localization of sound sources by normal-hearing, hearing-impaired, and aided listeners |
| title_sort | overview of the major phenomena of the localization of sound sources by normal-hearing, hearing-impaired, and aided listeners |
| topic | spatial hearing hearing impairment hearing aids vision evolution |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50834/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50834/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50834/ |