According to a study, our brains are better at hearing new and approaching sounds than detecting when a sound disappears. The study is funded by the Wellcome Trust. The findings could explain why parents often fail to notice the sudden quiet from the playroom that usually accompanies the onset of mischief. Hearing plays an important role as an early warning system to rapidly direct our attention to new events. Indeed we often rely on sounds to alert us to things ...Friday, 28 September 2012
Study Reveals That Hearing Brains are 'deaf' to Disappearance of Sounds
According to a study, our brains are better at hearing new and approaching sounds than detecting when a sound disappears. The study is funded by the Wellcome Trust. The findings could explain why parents often fail to notice the sudden quiet from the playroom that usually accompanies the onset of mischief. Hearing plays an important role as an early warning system to rapidly direct our attention to new events. Indeed we often rely on sounds to alert us to things ...
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