Has our ability to see and interpret images surpassed our ability to hear and translate sound? “Perhaps there simply are more pictures available for our brains to interpret than there are sounds, or perhaps we are wired to process visual data especially quickly and efficiently. Scientists do know that the part of our brains that deciphers optic signals is larger and more developed than any other part of the cerebral cortex. Some think that when our brains translate aural input into sounds, they do so in a temporal fashion. It’s as if each sound were a soldier marching in formation past a reviewing stand.”