Concentrating attention on a visual task can render you momentarily 'deaf' to sounds at normal levels, reports a new study. The findings suggest that the senses of hearing and vision share a limited neural resource.

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Concentrating attention on a visual task can render you momentarily 'deaf' to sounds at normal levels, reports a new study. The findings suggest that the senses of hearing and vision share a limited neural resource.