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Auditory Illusions

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science-and-psychology2 years ago•3 min saved

"Groundbreaking Study Confirms: People Can Hear the Sound of Silence"

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have conducted a study using auditory illusions to demonstrate that silence distorts people's perception of time in a similar way to sound. The findings suggest that silence can be "heard" just like sound, challenging the notion that it is merely the absence of sound. The study provides new insights into how we perceive the absence of stimuli and opens up avenues for further research on the perception of silence.

via SciTechDaily|

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neuroscience2 years ago•4 min saved

Silent Sounds: Study Reveals Our Ability to Perceive Absence

A study conducted by philosophers and psychologists at Johns Hopkins University suggests that silence can be "heard" and that the brain perceives and processes silence in a similar way to sounds. Using auditory illusions, the researchers demonstrated that moments of silence can distort our perception of time, much like sounds do. The findings challenge the notion that silence is merely the absence of sound and open up new avenues for studying the perception of absence in sensory perception. The researchers plan to further investigate the extent to which people hear silence and explore other examples of perceived absence, such as visual disappearances.

via Neuroscience News|

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science-and-psychology2 years ago•2 min saved

"The Astonishing Revelation: Silence Can Be Heard, Scientists Confirm"

A team of philosophers and psychologists at Johns Hopkins University conducted a study to determine whether silence can be perceived as a sound. Using auditory illusions, they found that participants' brains reacted to silence in the same way they did to noise, suggesting that silence is truly perceived and not merely inferred. The study's findings challenge the long-standing debate on whether silence can be heard, providing evidence that our sense of hearing can detect the absence of sound.

via Futurism|

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science-and-psychology2 years ago•4 min saved

The Auditory Illusion of Silence: Study Reveals People Hear It

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that people perceive silence as a form of sound, challenging the notion that silence is simply the absence of sound. Researchers conducted auditory illusion tests and found that participants perceived silences in a similar way to how they perceive sounds. The study indicates that silence is experienced as its own type of "sound" and not just as a gap between noises. While the study does not explain how the brain processes silence, it suggests that hearing is more complex than just perceiving sounds.

via The New York Times|

#auditory-illusions #cognitive-science #neuroscience