Abstract
In contrast to the large body of findings confirming the influence of auditory cues on body perception and movement-related activity, the influence of body representation on spatial hearing remains essentially unexplored. Here, we use a disorientation task to assess whether a change in the body's orientation in space could lead to an illusory shift in the localization of a sound source. While most of the participants were initially able to locate the sound source with great precision, they all made substantial errors in judging the position of the same sound source following the body orientation-altering task. These results demonstrate that a change in body orientation can have a significant impact on the auditory processes underlying sound localization. The illusory errors not only confirm the strong connection between the auditory system and the representation of the body in space but also raise questions about the importance of hearing in determining spatial position.
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