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Isn't this the same reason why optical illusions work? The brain finds patterns and holds on to them.
by evaryont 17y ago
Isn't this the same reason why optical illusions work? The brain finds patterns and holds on to them.
- gojomo 17y agoYes, but I think the interesting part of this (and similar) demonstrations is that it shows illusions that cross more than one sense. It's not just tricking your eyes; it's using your eyes to trick your hearing. See also 'the McGurk Effect': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFPtc8BVdJk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFPtc8BVdJk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtsfidRq2tw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtsfidRq2tw http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGurk_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGurk_effect It would be neat to find reverse examples -- where sound changes visual perception. (Perhaps the typical dramatic false-punch is one; the added sound of contact makes an otherwise implausibly short or off-center strike seem much more realistic.)