Extension of a binaural cross-correlation model by contralateral inhibition. II. The law of the first wave front |
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Authors: | W Lindemann |
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Abstract: | This paper explains the "law of the first wave front" and related binaural phenomena on the basis of the model presented in the previous paper [Lindemann, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 80, 1608-1622 (1986)] in which a contralateral inhibition mechanism was added to the well-known model of binaural cross correlation. In order to verify the predictions of the extended model, psychoacoustic experiments were performed with pairs of narrow-band impulses which were presented through headphones. The test signals consisted of a diotic primary sound and an "echo" with an interaural arrival-time difference. Lateralization was measured as a function of the time delay between primary sound and echo. For delays below the echo threshold, summing localization and the law of the first wave front were simulated; for delays above the echo threshold, the model predicts an influence of the primary sound on the lateralization of the echo. |
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