In other words: without spatial hearing, the brain’s early warning system for approaching threats breaks down.

Why do approaching sounds grab our attention more than receding ones? Our new study suggests that this "looming bias" isn’t just about simple acoustic features — it depends on whether the sound can be localized in space. @isf-oeaw.bsky.social‬
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Very much looking forward to our #Dynamates #FENS2024 Satellite Symposium at OeAW & UniVie with Florent Meyniel, John van Opstal, Simone Pika, and Barbara Shinn-Cunningham. Only few spots left – don't wait to register: www.oeaw.ac.at/isf/dynamate...

Apply for a 1-year postdoc position to join our highly interdisciplinary team of young auditory cognitive researchers and perform cutting-edge model-based analyses of neurobehavioural data (👆+EEG+👁️) www.oeaw.ac.at/en/ari/ari/a... Located at ÖAW in Vienna. Please distribute!