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VOLUME LXII | FEB 2022
How Wearing Headphones Changes a Listener’s Perceptions
Headphones have a much greater impact on listeners than external speakers because they put voices “inside your head,” a new study explains.”Headphones produce a phenomenon called in-head localization, which makes the speaker sound as if they’re inside your head,” said study…
Li Wei Chen
Li Wei is a Chinese-Canadian neuroscientist in Vancouver, studying brain plasticity and lifelong learning. He contributes articles on harnessing neurotechnology to expand human capabilities, drawing from his experiences in cross-cultural innovation hubs.