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Humans can turn ears off

Nury Vittachi
Sep 12, 2011
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HUMANS CAN TURN OFF THEIR EARS, scientists at University College London discovered. Tests led by Professor Nilli Lavie concluded that humans can opt to deflect unwanted sounds, just like they can close their eyes if they don’t want to see something.

This news was passed on to me by reader Harry Blixer, who said: “CLEARLY this professor is not married.”

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