Hearing Lips And Seeing Voices: The McGurk Effect

Tags:
McGurk Illusions Science Neuroscience Perception Brains Tricks Cool Optical Visual
valvin47
  • Submitter:
    valvin47
  • Visits: 1,667
  • Subscribers: 6
  • Comments: 0
  • Updated: 24-Jul-07
  • Videos: 3
  • International English
  • Comments: 5
  • Views: 2,489
  • Added: 21-May-07

This video demonstrates an audio-visual illusion known as the McGurk effect.

  1. Categories: Comedy, People & Stories
  2. Favorite On: ENWOD
Comments on

Hearing Lips And Seeing Voices: The McGurk Effect

5 Comments | Add Comment
  • Fah out

    First time I watched this I heard Fah each time. Second time I heard bah (probably only because I knew then that it really was bah). I do not wear glasses, nor do I need them,and I don't use hearing aids.

    By suggens 1210644769 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • me too!

    i also wear glasses and his didnt affect me

    By spinsterfinsterbob 1200976319 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • me 2

    kept hearing and 'seeing' baa, i wear contacts from a young age too.

    By game-over 1178155086 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i hear

    i hear ba... with or without visual. without audio i hear "a" ahh. i didnt know i needed contacts till i was 12.. so i probably learned to use only my ears.

    By JPat 1165814734 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • That is interesting

      Perhaps your hearing is dominant over your vision since you went so many years needing corrective lenses.

      There is a percentage of the population for which this illusion does not work. It would be interesting to learn if there are correlations between needing glasses or contacts at a young age and the illusion not working.

      By valvin47 1165867352 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
5 Comments | Add Comment