Spatial variation in signal and sensory precision both constrain auditory acuity at high frequencies.

Authors: Brown AD, Benichoux V, Jones HG, Anbuhl KL, Tollin DJ Abstract Sensory performance is constrained by the information in the stimulus and the precision of the involved sensory system(s). Auditory spatial acuity is robust across a broad range of sound frequencies and source locations, but declines at eccentric lateral angles. The basis of such variation is not fully understood. Low-frequency auditory spatial acuity is mediated by sensitivity to interaural time difference (ITD) cues. While low-frequency spatial acuity varies across azimuth and some physiological models predict strong medial bias in the precision of ITD sensitivity, human psychophysical ITD sensitivity appears to vary only slightly with reference ITD magnitude. Correspondingly, recent analyses suggest that spa...

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