My kids now have an additional excuse not to listen to directions (although I suppose my 10 month old can use her age for a bit longer).
“Sorry Dad, you asked me in the wrong ear.”
Italian researchers have found that you have a better chance of getting someone to do something if you ask them in the right ear. This could be because the left brain is processing stuff from the right ear.
Professor Sophie Scott, of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, agreed.
“Most people process speech and language on the left-hand side of the brain and while it is not cut-and-dry a lot of what goes in our right ear will be dealt with by the left-side of the brain.
“The other side of the brain is more involved in things such as interpreting emotion and that is why we have these kind of findings.
“We can also see this tendency when people use the phone, most will naturally hold it to their right ear.”
Can you hear me now?
