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McGurk effect - Auditory Illusion - BBC Horizon Clip

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For anyone, no background needed. Education, not medical advice.

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Brain and nervesNeuroscience

A demonstration of the McGurk effect shows how visual information can alter and override what we hear.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4091305/ auditoryneuroscience.com/McGurkEffect

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What people say. Recommended as a classic demonstration of how visual processing can completely overwhelm auditory perception.

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