dichotic listening tasks

Dichotic listening tasks involve presenting different sounds or messages simultaneously to each ear through headphones. Participants are asked to focus on and repeat the information from one ear while ignoring what’s heard in the other. This method helps researchers study how the brain processes multiple streams of auditory information, including attention, language processing, and hemispheric specialization. Essentially, it’s a way to explore how we selectively listen and how our brains manage competing auditory inputs.