The 'cocktail party effect' allows selective attention — your brain filters out noise to focus on relevant input.
Fact #7210
👍 0 · 👎 0
More Human Body Facts
The human liver can regenerate lost tissue.
Fact #123 · Human Body
Water is the only natural substance that commonly exists as a solid, liquid, and gas on Earth.
Fact #175 · Human Body
The human body replaces many of its cells regularly.
Fact #182 · Human Body
The Earth is not perfectly round.
Fact #1719 · Human Body
The human brain weighs about three pounds on average.
Fact #244 · Human Body
The longest winning streak in professional sports can span years.
Fact #940 · Human Body
A polar bear’s sense of smell is extremely powerful.
Fact #486 · Human Body
A king cobra can raise a third of its body off the ground.
Fact #421 · Human Body
Want more facts?
We have over 11,441 facts across 15 categories.