Recent interest in dynamic sound localization models has created a need to better understand the head movements made by humans. Previous studies have shown that static head positions and small oscillations of the head obey Donders' law: for each facing direction there is one unique three-dimensional orientation. It is unclear whether this same constraint applies to audiovisual localization, where head movement is unrestricted and subjects may rotate their heads depending on the available auditory information.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNatural listening involves a constant deployment of small head movement. Spatial listening is facilitated by head movements, especially when resolving front-back confusions, an otherwise common issue during sound localization under head-still conditions. The present study investigated which acoustic cues are utilized by human listeners to localize sounds using small head movements (below ±10° around the center).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevious research has shown that the perceived reverberation in a room, or reverberance, depends on the sound source that is being listened to. In a study by Osses Vecchi, Kohlrausch, Lachenmayr, and Mommertz [(2017). J.
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