Localization precision peaks in front, degrades at the sides, improves behind

Evidence

With respect to localization blur, deviations of about 2° from a forward direction can be detected with sinusoidal signals. For sound sources facing one of the ears, i.e. at angles of ±90°, localization blur shows somewhat larger values around ±100 • For sounds presented behind the subject, localization again improves and localization blur amounts to about ±5°. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1718

Categorization

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