People can tell if a sound is coming from their right or left, by the small delay of the sound reaching their ears. How do people recognise if a sound comes from above or below?

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People can tell if a sound is coming from their right or left, by the small delay of the sound reaching their ears. How do people recognise if a sound comes from above or below?

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Interesting side bit of information: In the same way we use the offset of our ears to mostly detect sound on a 2 dimensional plane, Owls ears are offset vertically, giving them much better sound location on the vertical plane as well.

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