Across-frequency interaction in lateralization of complex binaural stimuli

Abstract

This communication concerns the nature of the mechanisms by which the binaural auditory system combines, across frequency, interaural timing information. New observations are presented which indicate that the integration of such information is not due to a simple averaging across frequency. Instead, the new observations underscore the importance of the monaural time structure of the stimuli. These observations reinforce our postulation of a mechanism which relies on temporally coincident activity across frequency channels that monitor the same interaural delays.