The Perception of Auditory Direction - 2

The Perception of Auditory Direction - 2

• Interaural Intensity Differences
  • Description - Head shadows sound so that farther ear will hear a slightly less intense sound.
  • Just as we suppress later sounds, we suppress less intense sounds.
  • Works best for relatively high frequencies.
• This ability to hear sounds from all directions is useful to design alerts.

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