The location of the position of a sound source that appears as directly above the midline of S's head was measured under conditions of erect, 30°, and 60° left body tilt, and 30° and 60° right body tilt. Results showed that with increase in body tilt the apparent auditory midline is progressively displaced in a direction opposite the tilt of the body. This finding was compared with studies on visual and tactual-kinesthetic modes of localization.
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