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Sonic Illusions: Can you really trust your ears?

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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What Do Sonic Illusions Really Mean?

The first place that sound goes in the brain is organized by frequency, almost like a piano from high to low and then actually back to high. We don't know much about what those processes are or whether there are different sorts of regions responsible for different kinds of sounds. Our lives shape the way we hear and react to sound; sonic illusions can affect us on an emotional level.

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