Subject: Ear advantage for pure tones From: Pierre Divenyi <pdivenyi(at)MARVA4.NCSC.MED.VA.GOV> Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 12:56:36 -0800--=====================_502183281==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Fatima, There is a whole series of papers in the 1970s by Efron, Yund and colleagues on this issue. The best overall picture was given by Judy Lauter. Here are a few references: Divenyi, P. L., R. Efron and W. E. Yund (1977). "Ear dominance in dichotic chords and ear superiority in frequency discrimination." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 62: 624-632. Efron, R., J. E. Bogen and E. W. Yund (1977). "Perception of dichotic chords by normal and commisurotomized human subjects." Cortex 13: 137-149. Efron, R. and P. H. Crandall (1983). "Central auditory processing: II. Effect of anterior temporal lobectomy." Brain and Language 19: 237-253. (1983). "Central Auditory Processing II. Effects of Anterior Temporal Lobectomy." Brain and Language 19: 237-53. Efron, R., E. Snyder, E. W. Yund and F. Martin (1983). "Central auditory processing. VI. detecting ear dominance by evoked potentials." Brain and Language 20: 54-64. Efron, R. and E. W. Yund (1976). "Ear dominance and intensity independence in the perception of dichotic chords." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 59: 889- 898. Efron, R. and E. W. Yund (1979). "Individual differences in the perception of dichotic chords." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 66: 75-86. Gregory, A. H. (1982). "Ear dominance for pitch." Neuropsychologia 20: 89-90. Gregory, A. H., R. Efron, P. L. Divenyi and E. W. Yund (1983). "Central auditory processing. I. Ear dominance: A perceptual or an attentional asymmetry?" Brain and Language 19: 225-236. Lauter, J. (1979). Dichotic identification of complex sounds, Doctoral dissertation, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Lauter, J. L. (1983). "Stimulus characteristics and relative ear advantages: A new look at old data." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 74: 1-17. Yund, E. W. and R. Efron (1977). "A model for the relative salience of the pitch of pure tones presented dichotically." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 62: 607-617. Yund, E. W. and R. Efron(1979). "The effect of bone conduction on intensity-independence of dichotic chords." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 65: 259-261. Cheers, Pierre Divenyi **************************************************************************** Pierre Divenyi, Ph.D. Experimental Audiology Research (151) V.A. Medical Center, Martinez, CA 94553, USA Phone: (925) 370-6745 Fax: (925) 228-5738 E-mail : pdivenyi(at)marva4.ebire.org **************************************************************************** --=====================_502183281==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by aleve.media.mit.edu id QAA17013 <html> Fatima,<br> <br> There is a whole series of papers in the 1970s by Efron, Yund and colleagues on this issue. The best overall picture was given by Judy Lauter. Here are a few references:<br> <br> Divenyi, P. L., R. Efron and W. E. Yund (1977). =93Ear dominance in dichotic chords and ear <x-tab> </x-tab>superiority in frequency discrimination.=94 <u>Journal of the Acoustical Society of America</u> <x-tab> </x-tab><b>62</b>: 624-632.<br> Efron, R., J. E. Bogen and E. W. Yund (1977). =93Perception of dichotic chords by normal and <x-tab> </x-tab>commisurotomized human subjects.=94 <u>Cortex</u> <b>13</b>: 137-149.<br> Efron, R. and P. H. Crandall (1983). =93Central auditory processing: II. Effect of anterior <x-tab> </x-tab>temporal lobectomy.=94 <u>Brain and Language</u> <b>19</b>: 237-253.<br> <x-tab> </x-tab>(1983). =93Central Auditory Processing II. Effects of Anterior Temporal Lobectomy= .=94 <x-tab> </x-tab><u>Brain and Language</u> <b>19</b>: 237-53.<br> Efron, R., E. Snyder, E. W. Yund and F. Martin (1983). =93Central auditor= y processing. VI. <x-tab> </x-tab>detecting ear dominance by evoked potentials.=94 <u>Brain and Language</u> <b>20</b>: 54-64.<br> Efron, R. and E. W. Yund (1976). =93Ear dominance and intensity independence in the <x-tab> </x-tab>perception of dichotic chords.=94 <u>Journal of the Acoustical Society of America</u> <b>59</b>: 889-<x-tab> </x-tab>898.<br> Efron, R. and E. W. Yund (1979). =93Individual differences in the perception of dichotic chords.=94 <x-tab> </x-tab><u>Journal of the Acoustical Society of America</u> <b>66</b>: 75-86.<br> Gregory, A. H. (1982). =93Ear dominance for pitch.=94 <u>Neuropsychologia= </u> <b>20</b>: 89-90.<br> Gregory, A. H., R. Efron, P. L. Divenyi and E. W. Yund (1983). =93Central auditory processing. <x-tab> </x-tab>I. Ear dominance: A perceptual or an attentional asymmetry?=94 <u>Brain and Language</u> <b><x-tab> </x-tab>19</b>: 225-236.<br> Lauter, J. (1979). Dichotic identification of complex sounds, Doctoral dissertation, <x-tab> </x-tab>Washington University, St. Louis, MO.<br> Lauter, J. L. (1983). =93Stimulus characteristics and relative ear advantages: A new look at old <x-tab> </x-tab>data.=94 <u>Journal of the Acoustical Society of America</u> <b>74</b>: 1-17.<br> Yund, E. W. and R. Efron (1977). =93A model for the relative salience of the pitch of pure tones <x-tab> </x-tab>presented dichotically.=94 <u>Journal of the Acoustical Society of America</u> <b>62</b>: 607-617.<br> Yund, E. W. and R. Efron(1979). =93The effect of bone conduction on intensity-independence of dichotic chords.=94 <u>Journal of the Acoustica= l Society of America</u> <b>65</b>: 259-261.<br> <br> Cheers,<br> <br> Pierre Divenyi<br> <br> <br> <br> <div>********************************************************************= ********</div> <div>Pierre Divenyi, Ph.D. <x-tab> </x-tab> Experimental Audiology Research (151)</div> <div> &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; V.A. Medical Center, Martinez, CA 94553, USA</div> <div>Phone: (925) 370-6745 </div> <div>Fax: (925) 228-5738</div> <div>E-mail : <x-tab> </x-tab> &nbs= p; pdivenyi(at)marva4.ebire.org</div> <div>********************************************************************= ********</div> </html> --=====================_502183281==_.ALT--