An anatomic "place" model of low-frequency sound localization.

Abstract

Presented at the Eighty-second Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Dallas, Oct 2-6, 1977. topic, and symmetric fashion to NL on both sides of the brain. This highly ordered projection contributes to the binaural response properties and tonotopic organization of NL neurons and suggests a mechanism for the differential transmission delay required by a "place" model of low-frequency sound localization. The resulting model predicts the anatomic locus of maximum neuronal response to stimuli emanating from a fixed source and the change in position of this locus of excitation as the azimuth of the stimulus is altered. The assumptions of the model and the supporting data will be discussed.