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Illusions and Curiosities

The paradoxical relationships between speech and music.

Neuroscience
The Speech-to-Song Illusion

Diana Deutsch Ph.D. on February 26, 2020

Is she talking or singing? Repeating a spoken phrase several times can cause it to be heard as song, showing that speech and music are intertwined.

Is she talking or singing? Repeating a spoken phrase several times can cause it to be heard as song, showing that speech and music are intertwined.

The Helix Nebula
Diet
Phantom Words

Diana Deutsch Ph.D. on June 26, 2009

Just as we "see" visual objects that correspond to those that are familiar to us, we also "hear" phantom words and phrases that relate to our experiences.

Just as we "see" visual objects that correspond to those that are familiar to us, we also "hear" phantom words and phrases that relate to our experiences.