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Do you hear anything when viewing the moving dots? Play the movie repeatedly for best effect.
Some people hear sounds when seeing this movie (and also when seeing other examples of moving or flashing objects). The sounds are simple such as whooshing or bubbling, and non-linguistic. The sound perception occurs automatically, not requiring effort or imagination. For more on this test visit:
http://www.klab.caltech.edu/~saenz/movingdots.html
Courtesy Melissa Saenz at Caltech
sciencentral.com/video
Do you hear anything when viewing the moving dots? Play the movie repeatedly for best effect.
Some people hear sounds when seeing this movie (and also when seeing other examples of moving or flashing objects). The sounds are simple such as whooshing or bubbling, and non-linguistic. The sound perception occurs automatically, not requiring effort or imagination. For more on this test visit:
http://www.klab.caltech.edu/~saenz/movingdots.html
Courtesy Melissa Saenz at Caltech
sciencentral.com/video
