Fred Wightman and Doris Kistler are at the Waisman
Center, University of Wisconsin − Madison, 1500 Highland
Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705,
USA wightman@waisman.wisc.edu
Our outer ears are critical for localizing sound elevation. Van Opstal
and colleagues show that humans adapt to new ear shapes. This process resembles
learning a second language because after adaptation people can localize equally
well with their own or modified ears.
