Why do we say “huh” as if we did not hear what the other person said, but it gets processed 2 seconds later?

Question

Why do we say “huh” as if we did not hear what the other person said, but it gets processed 2 seconds later?

In: Biology

Answer 1

I think it may also have to do with the fact that we end up saying “huh” because we hear something that we were not expecting. What I’m trying to say is that you expect the person to say a particular phrase or word… but then when they don’t it takes a while for your brain to “replay” what the person said in your head.