Magic for the blind: are auditory tricks impossible?

Gustav Kuhn, Cyril Thomas, Tyler Gibgot, Vebjorn Ekroll

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Abstract

Many magic tricks rely solely on vision, but there are few, if any, that rely on auditory perception alone. Here, we question why this is so and argue that research focusing on this issue could provide deeper theoretical insights into the similarities and differences between our senses.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)971-973
Number of pages3
JournalTrends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume28
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Oct 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Keywords

  • cross-modal perception
  • hearing
  • illusions
  • magic
  • vision

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