Listening to one person speak consumes approximately half of working memory bandwidth; attempting to listen to two people simultaneously exceeds bandwidth capacity and becomes impossible.
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Richard CytowicEvidence Quote
“Listening to one person speak takes up about half my bandwidth, and trying to listen to two people at once is impossible, because then we've exceeded it.”
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:39:44 PM
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