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Area of Science:

  • Auditory Neuroscience
  • Psychoacoustics

Background:

  • Sound localization performance in monauralized listeners can improve with extensive training.
  • Intensive training may not be necessary if cognitive feedback is provided.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if cognitive feedback (top-down information) can instantly enhance sound localization in naive, acutely monauralized listeners.
  • To determine the immediate effects of explicit auditory information on sound localization accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Forty-three normal-hearing listeners (experimental group) and two control groups were tested.
  • Broadband sounds were presented from visible loudspeakers across a -90° to 90° azimuth range.
  • Participants received explicit information on timbre and localization differences in the monauralized condition.

Main Results:

  • Explicit cognitive feedback led to an instant improvement in sound localization abilities.
  • Performance deteriorated when stimulus levels were varied (roved).
  • The observed improvement was context-dependent.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive feedback can provide immediate improvements in sound localization for monauralized listeners.
  • These findings have implications for clinical sound localization testing, particularly closed-set tests.
  • Top-down information plays a crucial role in auditory spatial perception.