A non-invasive test of hemispheric LATERALIZATION of function in which subjects hear different material presented to the two ears simultaneously (for instance, one sequence of digits to one ear, and a second presented to the other) and report what they...

n. An experimental technique for determining which side of the brain is most directly involved in hearing sounds. Typically, different sounds are presented simultaneously to each ear of a subject wearing headphones, and the subject is then asked what...

In cognitive psychology, dichotic listening is a procedure commonly used to investigate selective attention in the auditory system. In dichotic listening, two different auditory stimuli (usually speech) are presented to the participant simultaneously,...