Recently I've run across several interesting examples of audio illusions that demonstrate how the ear/brain combination can be easily fooled. For example, a web page on audio paradoxes includes ...

Many of us will enjoy sharpening our brains by practicing optical illusions, but few realise that our ears can be every bit as deceptive as our eyes. A baffling audio illusion is now leaving people ...

Theories about the purpose of Stonehenge range from a secular calendar to a place of spiritual worship. Now, an archaeologist suggests that the Stonehenge monument in southern England may have been an ...

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It might be a little too early in the morning to have your mind blown, but this audio illusion is worth your time because it demonstrates your brain’s uncanny ability to use new information to help ...

In auditory illusion tests, people perceive silence as a form of sound, just as Simon and Garfunkel suggested. By Bethany Brookshire The hush at the end of the musical performance. The pause in a ...

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You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Researchers at Caltech have created an optical illusion that's based on sound, and it's tricking ...