Applying the right/left ear advantage

[Arcadian]

When I listen to a podcast or music in my lab, I keep one earbud in and one out, just in case someone needs to speak with me. When I listen to podcasts, I keep the earbud in my right ear because the right ear hooks up with the left auditory cortex, which is more devoted to speech perception (right ear advantage). When I listen to music, I keep the earbud in my left ear because the left ear hooks up with the right auditory cortex, which is more devoted to music perception (left ear advantage).

Anyone else do this, or is that weird?

[Piagetsky]

I don't know about weird, but it's psych major to the core!  Love it

[Mystic_Fog]

16 hours ago, Arcadian said:

When I listen to a podcast or music in my lab, I keep one earbud in and one out, just in case someone needs to speak with me. When I listen to podcasts, I keep the earbud in my right ear because the right ear hooks up with the left auditory cortex, which is more devoted to speech perception (right ear advantage). When I listen to music, I keep the earbud in my left ear because the left ear hooks up with the right auditory cortex, which is more devoted to music perception (left ear advantage).

Anyone else do this, or is that weird?

I have a well-known reputation in my department for blasting music in my ears obnoxiously loud (among other things) but it's something they find endearing more than anything so it's okay! So I don't do anything like this at all. 

 

However, I would echo @Piagetsky in that it is some hardcore psych major stuff for cure!