The Perception of Auditory Direction

Eyes can see only in one direction at a time. Ears are not so limited.
Interaural Time Difference/Phase
- Description - sound has to travel farther to ear on farther side of head
- This difference can be detected if as small as 0.1 msec.
- Works for clicks and tones with frequencies < 1000 hz
- Precedence Effect - Tendency to suppress later arriving parts of a sound