I Hear It Going Up, but Some People Hear It Going Down

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The difference in how two people pro this pattern, it might come down to where you grew up. Scientists don't really know how all this brain editing happens. But even though we don't know exactly how our brain does this, there are times when harnessing that brain magic starts to become a lot more important. In a new podcast from ben and jerry's called into the mix, ashley c ford sits down with artists driving real change.

In the same way optical illusions trick our eyes, audio illusions can trick our ears. This raises a fundamental question: What is hearing, and how much of it is made up by our brains?

This is the first episode of our new six-part series, Making Sense.

You can find more of Diana Deutsch’s auditory illusions at https://bit.ly/3Mdh6H4, Matthew Winn's research at http://www.mattwinn.com/Research.html, and Mike Chorost's writing at https://michaelchorost.com

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