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  2. Auditory illusion - Wikipedia

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    This is due to the influence of our knowledge and experience of many sounds we have heard. [8] In order to prevent hearing echo created by perceiving multiple sounds coming from different spaces, the human auditory system relates the sounds as being from one source. [9] However, that does not prevent people from being fooled by auditory illusions.

  3. Auditory hallucination - Wikipedia

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    An auditory hallucination, or paracusia, [ 1] is a form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus. While experiencing an auditory hallucination, the affected person hears a sound or sounds that did not come from the natural environment. A common form of auditory hallucination involves hearing one or more voices ...

  4. Closed-eye hallucination - Wikipedia

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    The visual field becomes a sort of active space. A side component of this is the ability to feel motion when the eyes are closed. [citation needed] CEV noise simulation with disappearing flashing image. Opening the eyes returns one to the normal physical world, but still with the CEV object field overlaid onto it and present.

  5. McGurk effect - Wikipedia

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    McGurk effect. The McGurk effect is a perceptual phenomenon that demonstrates an interaction between hearing and vision in speech perception. The illusion occurs when the auditory component of one sound is paired with the visual component of another sound, leading to the perception of a third sound. [ 1] The visual information a person gets ...

  6. Exploding head syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Exploding head syndrome ( EHS) is an abnormal sensory perception during sleep in which a person experiences auditory hallucinations that are loud and of short duration when falling asleep or waking up. [ 2][ 4] The noise may be frightening, typically occurs only occasionally, and is not a serious health concern. [ 2]

  7. An Olympic Breakdancing Judge Just Broke His Silence on ...

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    During a separate interview with the BBC, however, the judge had a slightly more, erm, praiseful tone when discussing Raygun’s routine.Ahem: “Breaking is all about originality and bringing ...

  8. Musical ear syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Musical ear syndrome ( MES) describes a condition seen in people who have hearing loss and subsequently develop auditory hallucinations. "MES" has also been associated with musical hallucinations, which is a complex form of auditory hallucinations where an individual may experience music or sounds that are heard without an external source. [ 1]

  9. Chalkboard scraping - Wikipedia

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    Chalkboard scraping. Scraping a chalkboard (also known as a blackboard) with one's fingernails produces a sound and feeling which most people find extremely irritating. The basis of the innate reaction to the sound has been studied in the field of psychoacoustics (the branch of psychology concerned with the perception of sound and its ...