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It actually also works because a sound registers differently based on the direction it travels through your own head (i.e. your skull itself is an occlusion sou
by xpaulbettsx 16y ago
It actually also works because a sound registers differently based on the direction it travels through your own head (i.e. your skull itself is an occlusion source) - your brain recognizes front vs. back based on how your own head dulls the sound
- 6ren 16y agoI assume the shape of our ears also affects the sounds, depending on the location of the sound. This converts vertical location into frequency shaping. And I wonder, why else would we have such oddly shaped ears?
- squasher 16y agoYou would be correct. The shaping of the pinna (and resulting sound reflections) help us determine the height of sound sources, even if they're right on our midline.