Evidence for turtle auditory localization

1975 ◽  
Vol 58 (S1) ◽  
pp. S123-S123
Author(s):  
M. L. Lenhardt
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Localization

Minimum Audible Angle and Discrimination in a 3-D Virtual Auditory Localization Task

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel S. Gajewski ◽  
Alan D. Musicant ◽  
Robert S. Bolia ◽  
Daniel L. Hassler ◽  
Shannon M. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Localization ◽  
Localization Task

Auditory Localization of Noises

1965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Bauer ◽  
Raymond F. Blackmer
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Localization

scholarly journals Auditory localization should be considered as a sign of minimally conscious state based on multimodal findings

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manon Carrière ◽  
Helena Cassol ◽  
Charlène Aubinet ◽  
Rajanikant Panda ◽  
Aurore Thibaut ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Function ◽  
Brain Metabolism ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Minimally Conscious State ◽  
Conscious State ◽  
Auditory Localization ◽  
Positron Emission ◽  
Level Of Consciousness ◽  
Minimally Conscious

Abstract Auditory localization (i.e. turning the head and/or the eyes towards an auditory stimulus) is often part of the clinical evaluation of patients recovering from coma. The objective of this study is to determine whether auditory localization could be considered as a new sign of minimally conscious state, using a multimodal approach. The presence of auditory localization and the clinical outcome at 2 years of follow-up were evaluated in 186 patients with severe brain injury, including 64 with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome, 28 in minimally conscious state minus, 71 in minimally conscious state plus and 23 who emerged from the minimally conscious state. Brain metabolism, functional connectivity and graph theory measures were investigated by means of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography, functional MRI and high-density electroencephalography in two subgroups of unresponsive patients, with and without auditory localization. These two subgroups were also compared to a subgroup of patients in minimally conscious state minus. Auditory localization was observed in 13% of unresponsive patients, 46% of patients in minimally conscious state minus, 62% of patients in minimally conscious state plus and 78% of patients who emerged from the minimally conscious state. The probability to observe an auditory localization increased along with the level of consciousness, and the presence of auditory localization could predict the level of consciousness. Patients with auditory localization had higher survival rates (at 2-year follow-up) than those without localization. Differences in brain function were found between unresponsive patients with and without auditory localization. Higher connectivity in unresponsive patients with auditory localization was measured between the fronto-parietal network and secondary visual areas, and in the alpha band electroencephalography network. Moreover, patients in minimally conscious state minus significantly differed from unresponsive patients without auditory localization in terms of brain metabolism and alpha network centrality, whereas no difference was found with unresponsive patients who presented auditory localization. Our multimodal findings suggest differences in brain function between unresponsive patients with and without auditory localization, which support our hypothesis that auditory localization should be considered as a new sign of minimally conscious state. Unresponsive patients showing auditory localization should therefore no longer be considered unresponsive but minimally conscious. This would have crucial consequences on these patients’ lives as it would directly impact the therapeutic orientation or end-of-life decisions usually taken based on the diagnosis.

Event-related responses and rhythmic activity of the human brain during auditory localization task

2012 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-418
Author(s):  
L.B. Shestopalova ◽  
E.A. Petropavlovskaia ◽  
N.I. Nikitin ◽  
S.Ph. Vaitulevich
Keyword(s):  
Human Brain ◽  
Rhythmic Activity ◽  
Auditory Localization ◽  
Localization Task

Effect of Degree of Separation of Visual-Auditory Stimulus and Eye Position upon Spatial Interaction of Vision and Audition

1976 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 487-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert I. Bermant ◽  
Robert B. Welch
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Stimulus ◽  
Visual Stimulus ◽  
Visual Stimulation ◽  
Spatial Interaction ◽  
Auditory Localization ◽  
Eye Position ◽  
Degree Of Separation ◽  
Straight Ahead ◽  
Over Time

Subjects were exposed to a visual and to an auditory stimulus that differed spatially in laterality of origin. The subjects were observed for visual biasing of auditory localization (the momentary influence of a light on the spatially perceived location of a simultaneously presented sound) and for auditory aftereffect (a change in perceived location of a sound that persists over time and is measured after termination of the visual stimulus). A significant effect of visual stimulation on auditory localization was found only with the measure of bias. Bias was tested as a function of degree of visual-auditory separation (10/20/30°), eye position (straight-ahead/visual stimulus fixation), and position of visual stimulus relative to auditory stimulus (left/right). Only eye position proved statistically significant; straight-ahead eye position induced more bias than did fixation of the visual stimulus.

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