Cocktail party effect

The cocktail party effect is a phenomenon wherein the brain focuses a person's attention on a particular stimulus, usually auditory. This focus excludes a range of other stimuli from conscious awareness, as when a partygoer follows a single conversation in a noisy room.

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Cocktail party effect

The cocktail party effect is a phenomenon wherein the brain focuses a person's attention on a particular stimulus, usually auditory. This focus excludes a range of other stimuli from conscious awareness, as when a partygoer follows a single conversation in a noisy room.

Source: Wikipedia "Cocktail party effect" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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