Robert Baumgartner investigates mechanisms of spatial hearing based on psychoacoustic and electroencephalographic methods in combination with computational modeling. His research is currently focused on the processing of spectral cues induced by the acoustic filtering of incoming sounds by the pinnae, head, and body. In order to gain insight into the auditory processing of spectral cues and to obtain reliable estimates of externalization, in his current research project (SpExCue), subjective psychoacoustic estimates are related to objective behavioral (reaction time) and physiological (auditory-evoked potentials) measures. The derived objective measures can then be used to extend and improve computational models of sound localization. See SpExCue project website for more information.
For a list of his publications see the ARI publications page.