Why Men Appear To Be Deaf While Reading ...

Breakfast time can be daunting for many couples - he is hiding behind his newspaper, she wants to talk. Psychologists at the University in Jena/Germany seem to have found an explanation why men cannot hear their beloved while reading their newspaper: The human brain  processes acoustic stimuli automatically, however, this is not the case when we are distracted. If the additional input exceeds a certain level, the focus on the visual information will block out the social stimulus completely. The brain does not have any capacity left to absorb and process the "excess" information. Therefore, even an angry voice will sounds neutral in that state. The scientists point out, however, this is does not happen exclusively to men. Also women can be affected ... yeah ... right :)