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[โ€“] can@sh.itjust.works 77 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (14 children)

Our bodies n brains are so cool. Think about what goes into locating a sound in space.

Edit: there's more to it but at the most basic level your brain calculates the fraction of a second difference between when one ear picks up a sound and when the other does creating a reference point based on that.

[โ€“] rocketpoweredredneck@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

My hearing is pretty severely damaged in my left ear, and for several months I thought everything was to my right. but my ability to locate sounds has come back. My hearings not any better, my brain just figured out that my left ears fucked and compensated.

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