title: The problem of front-back localization in binaural hearing.
abstract: Some investigations concerning the problem of front-back discrimination in normal hearing are described. Three groups of experiments are included: Some objective measurements of transfer functions of the ears of four subjects, horizontal plane simulations and modifications of artificial-head signals in order to bring about directional inversions in the horizontal plane. It is concluded that subjects are able to utilize small individual characteristics in the transfer functions of their own outer ears to distinguish between front and back.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001307:Auditory Perception; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D006801:Humans; D008144:Loudness Perception; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D010898:Pitch Perception; D011571:Psychoacoustics; D013017:Sound Localization; D013067:Speech Perception