Speech perception is social and distracting

June Nielsen, a high school student from Lexington’s STEAM academy and our intern lab manager, is working on a project with real safety implications for teens and adults everywhere

June Nielsen, a high school student from Lexington’s STEAM academy and our intern lab manager, is working on a project with real safety implications for teens and adults everywhere. What role does the social aspect of speech perception play in distracted driving? Using a series of psychological tasks and a driving simulator, June is working on ways to make talking to a friend on your phone as safe as listening to a podcast.