Subject: Re: question on localization with "horns" From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q? Aim=E9e_M._Surprenant ?=" <asurpren@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:05:44 -0330 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail-9-666099497 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed Dear Noam, There's the pseudophone, picture here: http://www3.uakron.edu/ahap/apparatus/apparatus.phtml?=20 code_id=3D1&app_id=3D34 Generally used to confuse rather than assist, however. Invented by =20 Young (1928). Young, P. T. (1928). Auditory localization with acoustical =20 transposition of the ears. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 11, =20 399-429. Regards, Aimee On 29-Jan-07, at 2:34 PM, noam sobel wrote: > Dear list > > I remember once reading about an old (19th century?) > study where "horns" inserted into the ears were used > to improve auditory spatial localization in humans, as > a result of the artificially increased distance > between the ears. > > I now tried to look for this reference, but failed to > find it. > > Does anybody out there know what i am talking about? > Any pointers would be great > > Thanks, > Noam Sobel > UC Berkeley ---- Aim=E9e M. Surprenant Associate Professor Psychology Department Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, NL CANADA A1B 3X9 voice: (709) 737-4786 fax: (709) 737-2430 asurpren@xxxxxxxx --Apple-Mail-9-666099497 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>Dear Noam,</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>There's the pseudophone, picture = here:<DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A = href=3D"http://www3.uakron.edu/ahap/apparatus/apparatus.phtml?code_id=3D1&= app_id=3D34">http://www3.uakron.edu/ahap/apparatus/apparatus.phtml?code_id= =3D1&app_id=3D34</A></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Generally used to confuse = rather than assist, however.=A0 Invented by Young (1928).</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Young, P. T. (1928).=A0 = Auditory localization with acoustical transposition of the ears.=A0 = Journal of Experimental Psychology, 11, 399-429.</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Regards,</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Aimee</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV= >On 29-Jan-07, at 2:34 PM, noam sobel wrote:</DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Dear list</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I remember once reading about an = old (19th century?)</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">study where "horns" = inserted into the ears were used</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">to improve = auditory spatial localization in humans, as</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">a = result of the artificially increased distance</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">between the ears.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I now tried = to look for this reference, but failed to</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">find = it.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Does anybody out there know what i am talking about? = <SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Any pointers would be great</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">Thanks,</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Noam Sobel</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">UC Berkeley</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; = font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; = -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; = font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; = -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = "><DIV>----</DIV><DIV>Aim=E9e M. 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