
Whole branch of psychology dedicated to auditory phenomena, namelly That the text is incorrect in saying this because there is, in fact, a Passing) that there is a lot less work on auditory "illusions." I think Good opportunity was missed out on when it was mentioned (only in

Popular examples of visual "illusions" and so forth, but I believe a Outlines "perceptual processes and computational reflexes," we had many With regard to the course text, imparticular chapter three which Previous message: Dunsdon, Graham: "Re: Missing the point?".Next message: Hawkins, Sean: "Modularity & Domain-Specificity".“When I made it, as with a lot of things I animate I tried to give it a sense of weight and I think it's that that people are ‘hearing.' I guess I've always imagined a noise, but still wrestle with whether I ‘hear' it or not.” Watch this video to learn more about other auditory illusions that can trick your 97: Auditory Illusions and Cognitive Impenetrabi Auditory Illusions and Cognitive Impenetrability From: Walker, Guy ( Fri 11:52:46 GMT “I hadn't really thought about the sense of a sound until I saw Lisa DeBruine's posts,” HappyToast shares with My Modern Met. “What determines who experiences vEAR and how intensely is probably individual differences in how our brain is wired.”įunnily enough, even the creator of the gif isn't sure whether he hears it or not. So why is it some people hear the thump, some people feel it, and others simply see a silent gif? For Fassnidge, it all comes down to the individual. Also explains why some might “feel” a physical shake The brain is “expecting/predicting” what is coming visually and then fires a version of what it expects across the relevant senses.


This triggering of a different sense could be related to the brain predicting what is expected next and triggering the appropriate physical response. Interestingly, some people not only hear a thumping noise, but actually feel the shake. In this case, it's impossible to ignore and there's actually an entire subreddit dedicated to these noisy GIFs.ħ year old son’s report on skipping pylon: “I can’t hear it, but my body can feel it” Most times, we may not even be aware of it, which is what makes the “noisy GIF” so interesting. Research at Fassnidge's lab suggests that up to 20% of people experience vEAR, much higher than the 2% to 4% who experience synesthesia. I've tracked down a copy of the pylons as they appeared in The Wrong Door – No ground shake and therefore no perceived noise! /KzHw2crPlR

I might assume I am hearing the footsteps of a person walking on the other side of the street, when really the sound exists only in my mind.” “There is some evidence to suggest that synaesthetic pairings are, to some extent, learnt during infancy. “We are constantly surrounded by movements that make a sound, whether they are footsteps as people walk, lip movements while they talk, a ball bouncing in the playground, or the crash as we drop a glass,” Fassnidge explains. It's actually called Visually-Evoked Auditory Response, or vEAR. In fact, many Twitter users, including Happy Toast, correctly deduced that the camera shake contributed greatly to their perception of sound in the GIF. The thump is almost entirely in the shake, if you crop out the pylons themselves you can still hear it. It turns out his lab is researching this type of phenomenon, calling it “visual ear.” A subtle form of synesthesia-when one sense triggers another-it's not as uncommon as you think for people to hear moving objects when they are silent. Christopher Fassnidge, a doctoral candidate in psychology at London's City University jumped in with an explanation.
