How our hearing can be influenced by our eyes
New research found looking in the direction of a sound enhances auditory attention 2/2
Several acoustic studies have shown that the position of your eyes determines where your visual spatial attention is directed, which automatically influences your auditory spatial attention
Virginia Best
New research is building on the novel suggestion that our ability to effectively hear something is somewhat influenced by the position of our eyes. The Boston University-led study has found auditory attention seems to be fundamentally intertwined with visual spatial attention. In other words, looking at the source of a sound may help you hear it better.