Functional Connectivity Encodes Sound Locations by Lateralization Angles.

ABSTRACT: The ability to localize sound sources rapidly allows human beings to efficiently understand the surrounding environment. Previous studies have suggested that there is an auditory "where" pathway in the cortex for processing sound locations. The neural activation in regions along this pathway encodes sound locations by opponent hemifield coding, in which each unilateral region is activated by sounds coming from the contralateral hemifield. However, it is still unclear how these regions interact with each other to form a unified representation of the auditory space. In the present study, we investigated whether functional connectivity in the auditory "where" pathway encoded sound locations during passive listening. Participants underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging while passively

SUBMITTER: Tong R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11794782 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature