Read My Lips, McGurk!
Did you know that hearing is partly a visual sport?
This is especially true for understanding what people are saying. With speech perception, there’s a definite link between hearing and vision.
In some cases, what we see actually overrides what we hear.
You’d be surprised how easily our brains are fooled. It all comes down to something called the McGurk Effect.
Check out this video…You’ll be amazed!
Sources: Wikipedia | BBC Television
Written by Nicholas Klassen


Entries (RSS)