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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No references found			The McGurk Effect Harry McGurk and John MacDonald first described the McGurk Effect in their paper published in "Nature", entitled ''Hearing lips and seeing voices. 8 Brain Branding Website Techniques Part I by Jerry Bader / Advertising, marketing, public relations community The McGurk Effect is a well-characterized example of the integration between what we see and what we hear when someone is speaking to us. Speech perception involves multiple senses, not just hearing by Asian News International 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. Beyond hearing: cochlear implants work best when given early by Seppa, N. / Science News			McGill, William James McGillicuddy, Cornelius McGillivray, Alexander McGinley, Phyllis McGinty McGivney, Michael McGonagall McGovern, George McGovern, George S McGovern, George Stanley mcgovernite McGowan, William G. McGrath McGrath State Beach McGrath, James Howard McGraw, John McGraw, John Joseph McGraw-Hill Incorporated McGready, James McGregor, Douglas M. McGrory, Mary McGuane, Thomas McGuffey Readers McGuffey, William McGuffey, William Holmes McGurk effect McGwire McGwire, Mark McGwire, Mark David McHarg, Ian McHenry County McHenry, Fort McHenry, James MCHF approximation McHugh, Jimmy McHugh, Paul R. MCI MCI Decision MCI Mail McIntire, Samuel McIntosh McIntosh County McIntosh Woods State Park McIntosh, Millicent Carey McIntosh, William MCIS McKay Creek National Wildlife Refuge McKay, Clarence Hungerford McKay, Claude McKay, Donald McKay, Gordon			McGrory, Mary McGruff Safe Kids Mcgruffin MCGS MCGSA MCGSE McGSP MCGT MCGU McGuane, Thomas McGuffey McGuffey Eclectic Readers McGuffey Reader McGuffey Readers McGuffey's Reader McGuffey, William McGuffey, William Holmes Mcguffin McGuffins McGuffy Reader McGuigan Simeon Wines, Ltd. McGuire Air Force Base McGuire Engineers, Inc. McGuire scissors McGurk effect McGurk-MacDonald effect MCGV MCGW MCGWA McGwire McGwire McGwire, Mark McGwire, Mark David MCGY MCH MCH MCH MCH MCH-FP MCH/FP Mcha MCHAB MCHAN McHarg, Ian MCHAT MCHB MCHB MCHBA MCHBG MCHC MCHC MCHC MCHC MCHC MCHCP

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