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Satellite photograph of a mesa in the Cydonia region of Mars, often called the "Face on Mars" and cited as evidence of extraterrestrial habitation. Pareidolia (/ ˌ p ær ɪ ˈ d oʊ l i ə, ˌ p ɛər-/; [1] also US: / ˌ p ɛər aɪ-/) [2] is the tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one detects an object, pattern, or ...
Auditory illusions are illusions of real sound or outside stimulus. [1] These false perceptions are the equivalent of an optical illusion : the listener hears either sounds which are not present in the stimulus , or sounds that should not be possible given the circumstance on how they were created.
Pareidolia is a type of apophenia. Common examples include perceived images of animals, faces, or objects in cloud formations; seeing faces in inanimate objects; or lunar pareidolia like the Man in the Moon or the Moon rabbit .
In conclusion, the human auditory system is a marvel of biological engineering, capable of processing an array of sound information to help us navigate our environment, communicate with one ...
Auditory pareidolia is a situation created when the brain incorrectly interprets random patterns as being familiar patterns. [40] In the case of EVP it could result in an observer interpreting random noise on an audio recording as being the familiar sound of a human voice.
Pareidolia (1 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Auditory illusions" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Example of illusory continuity stimulus: discontinuous rising tone. The tone sounds continuous to some listeners. The illusory continuity of tones is the auditory illusion caused when a tone is interrupted for a short time, during which a narrow band of noise is played. The noise has to be of a sufficiently high level to effectively mask the ...
"The Organ Player": an example of pareidolia in Neptune's Grotto, Sardinia Pareidolia is a type of apophenia involving the perception of images or sounds in random stimuli. A common example is the perception of a face within an inanimate object —the headlights and grill of an automobile may appear to be "grinning".