2 1 STEP 1: The orient subsystem creates an overview of the sound scene The orient subsystem depends on a good neural code to create an overview of the sound objects and begin separating sounds to determine what is going on in the surroundings. This provides the brain with the best conditions to decide what to focus on and listen to. STEP 2: The focus subsystem allows us to focus on a point of interest The focus subsystem navigates through the full perspective of the sound scene. It identifies the sound it wants to focus on, listen to, or switch attention to, while the irrelevant sounds are filtered out. 7
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