ScienceDaily (June 23, 2009) — We humans prefer to be addressed in our right ear and are more likely to perform a task when we receive the request in our right ear rather than our left. In a series of three studies, looking at ear preference in communication between humans, Dr. Luca Tommasi and Daniele Marzoli from the University “Gabriele d’Annunzio” in Chieti, Italy, show that a natural side bias, depending on hemispheric asymmetry in the brain, manifests itself in everyday human behavior.

Full story at [1] http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090623090705.htm

I didn’t hear this one coming. But when I reflect upon my own experience, I do prefer people speaking to my right ear. And I thought it was just me!

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John Schinnerer, Ph.D.