Re: quick and cheap setup for localization experiment

[Matt Flax <flatmax@xxxxxxxx>]

Yes,

Why don't you use the remote assistant of the implant to turn the volume
up and down whilst having a single speaker in front of the person ?

No building required :)

The trick would be to get the beeps turned off in the firmware of the
device ... in order to mask your remote assistant button presses.

Matt

On Wed, 2011-06-08 at 10:41 +0200, Massimo Grassi wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I've been asked by a doctor of the local hospital to organize a set of 
> psychoacoustical tests for two teenagers that will receive the cochlear 
> implant the next month.
> The idea is to test the auditory skills before and after the implant. 
> (Note that the girls will receive the implant in one ear only at the 
> beginning.)
> 
> I was thinking also to get a measure of localization skills. And here 
> come the questions:
> 1) can a lateralization experiment (i.e., performed with headphones) be 
> a reliable estimate of localization skills?
> 2) does anybody have suggestions about a possible DIY, easy-to-build and 
> cheap setup for a localization experiment? (pictures are welcome)
> 
> Thank you all in advance,
> m