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The McGurk Effect

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My wife is studying for her master's degree in Education. She recently learned about the McGurk effect, a quirk of perception that is of interest to speech pathologists and language educators.

Watch the clip a few times and take careful note of the sound the man seems to be making.

Then close your eyes and play the clip again. You'll hear something slightly different.

For an explanation of what is happening, go here:
http://www.media.uio.no/personer/arntm/McGurk_english.h...

To see the McGurk effect demonstrated on a Japanese TV show, most definitely go here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fke7GWcT5ko

Enjoy.
mshen

11 responses // The McGurk Effect

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepard_tone
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    That is crazy!! Aural illusions... here's another one called the Shepard tone. Akin to the continually descending barber pole, but with sound. Groovy. Click the link to listen.
    abbym0308
  • Whoa...why does it do that??
    mmcgraw
  • I actually thought he was saying some mixture of "ga," "ba" and "da," or something in between. I don't know if these explains my somewhat poor listening skills in foreign languages or not.

    But I love how speech pathology makes its way onto Japanese game shows.
    khsing
  • The McMike effect.
    sloan
  • Whoa, that was weird! It sounded like you said, "Mike Shen is crazy."
    mshen
  • Wow. It sounded like you said "Add the current.com Facebook application." It's SO NUTS how different things sound to different people!
    afitzgerald
  • Actually, it sounded like, "Andrew! Go get me some coffee!" So weird...
    mmcgraw
  • Learning something new everyday...
    MickeyLin
  • wierd...i love it
    jonnat17
  • What a trip.
    Naludog
  • your WIFE? Did I miss a wedding???
    bfortune

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