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McGurk effect

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McGurk effect [mə′gərk i‚fekt]
(physiology)
An auditory illusion discovered by H. McGurk that demonstrates the important contribution made by visible face movements to normal speech perception.


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Fox, a developmental psychologist at the University of Maryland at College Park, and his colleagues tested the McGurk effect in 35 children with normal hearing and 36 who were born deaf but had received cochlear implants.
The McGurk effect is so amazing because it demonstrates clearly that speech is not just what you hear," said Knudsen.
Researchers have typically explained the McGurk effect as a neural compromise.
 
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