Brain's visual system also processes sound - Medical News Today
"Imaging" is a good word for it, it turns out.
"Imaging" is a good word for it, it turns out.
……and that sure does go a long way to explain some of the endlessly repeating subject matter that comes up on this forum. 🙂
And an even more interesting link from the same source:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/273410.php?nx
And an even more interesting link from the same source:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/273410.php?nx
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No wonder that the staff at Stereophile don't like blind listening tests. Gotta see that name brand on that amp before they can say if it sounds good or not 😀
I don't know if these are exactly "news" (haven't this stuff been known for years) but nevertheless brain processing the heard data leading to effects like "visual hearing", "synesthesia", etc., and drawbacks in auditory memory are all fascinating subjects and what we know about these subjects are pretty good arguments against claims of ears being the best instrument to evaluate / measure sound.
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Or what we don't know...
I was asking about something that was related to this subject (ears/internal/Ménière's) at one of the world's best ENT doctors clinic (Ear, Nose, & Throat) that saw me personally and they said Medicine is long overdue and that they know nothing about the subject (comparing to what is there to discover, of course).
Anyone smoking pot will tell you that the music looks better while on it.
Also that the tube of pringles sounds soooooo tasty.
And that a bag of doritoes reminds them of the time they watched Highlander.
Maaan.
Also that the tube of pringles sounds soooooo tasty.
And that a bag of doritoes reminds them of the time they watched Highlander.
Maaan.
Thanks for that link. I am highly visual in my audio processing, like certain tones have a colour (in my imagination) and animated gifs can sometimes make sound (in my mind, not audible sound).
I never considered myself synaesthetic which is afaik actual sensory information, like they truly see a shade of blue if they hear 440 Hertz and so on.
I never considered myself synaesthetic which is afaik actual sensory information, like they truly see a shade of blue if they hear 440 Hertz and so on.
It's worth noting they used fMRI.
A lot of the limits and facts in audio are defined via listening tests like ABX, however in reality you need fMRI to collect scientific data. ABX is flawed due to a sonic illusion it induces anyway.
A lot of the limits and facts in audio are defined via listening tests like ABX, however in reality you need fMRI to collect scientific data. ABX is flawed due to a sonic illusion it induces anyway.
No, memory for sounds of importance is very very good! Just ask anyone with misophonia ( dislike for sounds ).
That was a test of short term memory, and it takes takes time to learn new sounds and develop an emotional response.
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