Abstract

HUG, Mercedes Ximena  and  ARIAS, Claudia. STUDIES ABOUT AUDITORY LOCALIZATION IN EARLY STAGES OF THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT. rev.latinoam.psicol. [online]. 2009, vol.41, n.2, pp.225-242. ISSN 0120-0534.

The capacity to perceive if the sound that listening comes from the left or right, above or down, behind or ahead and what so close or far is the sonorous source is of capital importance both for animals and human beings. Systematic research about developmental aspects involved in this ability begins in the 80's. The aim of this paper is to review the experimental research about the ability to localize direct and reflected sound in neonates and infants. The main explicative hypotheses about the developmental changes observed in auditory localization and the topics that still challenge experts are discussed.

Keywords : auditive perception; auditive stimulation; spatial audition; sound localization; child development..

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