Subject: Re: prenatal auditory localization PS From: Bob Masta <audio(at)DAQARTA.COM> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:04:11 -0400Another factor to consider is that the prenatal environment is amniotic fluid, not air. So presumably all the wavelengths will be greatly shortened. I'm not sure how this will affect shadowing issues, but it would certainly affect phase issues. Also, since the external sound must go through a tissue interface before it even gets to the fluid, I'd guess that the result would be a loss of localization information just from that... sort of like a big piston driving a small hydraulic coupler. Just my initial off-the-cuff 2 cents' worth. With more thought I might get up to 2 bits! Best regards, Bob Masta audioATdaqartaDOTcom