Subject: Re: What is an auditory illusion? From: Kevin Austin <kevin.austin@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 21:45:41 -0400 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Hmm ... in my experience, hearing words is an auditory illusion. How much of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpgp4DgnIug do I hear as words? Or this one, easily understood by a billion people, and an auditory illusion to me? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDCBgkkvX90&feature=related And about kissing this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSNkopRnuNc My 'hearing' about kissing this guy is related to my memories of what words are; and my interpretation of what they could be. If the words are not in my vocabulary, then I will likely generate the wrong, or no semantic. Wo bu ming bai ζδΈζη½ Kevin On 2011, Aug 2, at 9:05 PM, Dr JI Alcantara wrote: > Dear List, > > Given the last email, it might be worthwhile agreeing on an acceptable operational definition of what constitutes an auditory illusion. > > Cheers, > Jose