Location of sounds Flashcards
1
Q
Two systems
A
Interaural time difference ( < 3 kHz)
Interaural intensity difference ( > 3 kHz)
2
Q
Time difference
A
Noise from left reaches left ear faster. diff can be 700 ms (distance bet. ears) and ear can detect from 10 ms.
3
Q
Medial superior olive (MSO)
A
has coincidence detectors. Delay lines are created, dependent on which detector they both hit your brain knows from which side it came.
4
Q
Intensity difference
A
The head creates acoustic shadow, obstacle for high freq. Stronger reaction in the Lateral Superior olive LSO and inhibit the other side
