auditory illusions
Ears deceiving you
Auditory illusions are sounds perceived differently from their physical reality, or sounds perceived when none exist.
The brain misinterprets acoustic information, producing effects like hearing words in noise, misjudging a sound's location, or perceiving a tone as rising endlessly.
The Shepard tone is a famous auditory illusion.
Related to optical illusions but involving hearing rather than sight.
- binaural beatsPerceived rhythm from frequency difference
- psychoacousticsScience of hearing perception
- echoReflected sound wave
- tinnitusPerceived phantom ear sounds
- pareidoliaPerceiving patterns in randomness
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