THE BINAURAL CUES - THE POSITION OF A SOUND WITH REFERENCE TO THE RIGHT-LEFT DIMENSION IS INDICATED BY FOUR TYPES OF BINAURAL DIFFERENCE: THE RELATIVE INTENSITY, TIME OF INCIDENCE, PHASE AND COMPLEXITY. A SOUND ON THE RIGHT - BARRING COMPLEX REFLECTIONS - WILL BE STRONGER IN THE RIGHT EAR, BOTH BECAUSE ITS PATH IS SHORTER AND BECAUSE THE OTHER EAR IS SOMEWHAT IN A SHADOW CAST BY THE HEAD. britannica.