Psychiatry and Psychology

Sound Localization

Ability to determine the specific location of a sound source.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Ability to determine the specific location of a sound source.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Auditory Localization
  • Auditory Localizations
  • Localization, Auditory
  • Localization, Sound
  • Localizations, Auditory
  • Localizations, Sound
  • Sound Localizations

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with ECHOLOCATION (animal only)

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History Note

91(80); was see under AUDITORY PERCEPTION 1980-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Auditory Perception (1967-1979)
  • Hearing (1966)
  • Perception (1966)

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Tree Numbers

  1. F02w.463w.593w.071.869w
  2. G07.888.125.869w

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NLM Classification

WV 268

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sound Localization. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013017. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013017
  2. Sound Localization. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_localization
  3. Sound Localization. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q765652