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Hearing with Your Eyes: The McGurk Effect and the Illusions of Speech Perception

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What happens when your eyes and ears receive conflicting information? The McGurk effect is a powerful illusion where seeing a person say one sound while hearing another causes your brain to perceive a third, completely different sound. This fascinating phenomenon reveals that speech perception is a complex, multisensory process, proving we truly do hear with our eyes.