Compare with others how fast you respond to audible cues with this free test from Posit Science. If you’re not satisfied with your score, they offer products & seminars that claim to boost your your mental facilities. Here’s the low-down on the test & the ranking chart you’ll see at the end:

Auditory processing speed is important because much of the information we receive each day is communicated through sound, especially speech. The faster we can take in information accurately, the better we can keep up with, respond to and remember what we hear.

Thank you to Tech News on ZDNet for providing the lead for this one. I just made it in at 34 milliseconds; so for now I can luckily save a few bucks – phew! How did you score?

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