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Auditory illusion: How our brains can fill in the gaps to create continuous sound

November 27, 2009 by

It is relatively common for listeners to "hear" sounds that are not really there. In fact, it is the brain's ability to reconstruct fragmented sounds that allows us to successfully carry on a conversation in a noisy room.

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