Re: quick and cheap setup for localization experiment (Matt Flax )


Subject: Re: quick and cheap setup for localization experiment
From:    Matt Flax  <flatmax@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Wed, 8 Jun 2011 20:28:57 +1000
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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


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