You Say “Ga,” I say “Ba,” but Everyone Hears “Da”, Scientific American 12/5/2008
A fascinating auditory illusion proves that the visual cue of moving lips plays an important role in accurately hearing what people say.
So this week I’m taking it back to a study published in Nature in 1976 to tell you about a freaky auditory illusion called the McGurk effect. However, it also requires some visual input, so I’ll have to send you to a video at http://snipurl.com/sciam-illusion.