Why You Hear With Your EyesThe powerful illusion that shapes what you perceive.
From the show
Brain Perception IllusionsDiscover how your brain builds a version of reality by prioritizing sight over sound. This is the ventriloquism effect, a multisensory illusion where your brain mislocates a sound based on a synchronized visual cue. What was once an evolutionary shortcut for survival now explains why movie audio seems to come directly from the actors' mouths, not the theater speakers. Your brain is constantly editing your reality.
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