Dichotic turncoats: Lateralization of auditory processing in two dichotic listening tasks using melodies and syllables.

ABSTRACT: When confronted with dichotically presented syllables, right-handed healthy individuals tend to consciously perceive syllables presented to the right ear more often. This phenomenon, known as the right-ear advantage, is driven by delayed processing of information from the left ear in left temporal auditory cortex due to its indirect relay through the corpus callosum. In contrast, less is known about about the corresponding mechanisms for stimuli processed in the right temporal hemisphere. In this study, we developed a melody-based dichotic listening paradigm designed to induce a left-ear advantage. This novel paradigm, alongside a classical syllable-based paradigm was tested in 40 healthy right-handed participants. We also examined the influence of musical education on lateralization of au

SUBMITTER: Knobloch S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12468760 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature