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Hearing changes how we perceive gender
10-24-2007 · EurekAlert!Think about the confused feelings that occur when you meet someone whose tone of voice doesn't seem to quite fit with his or her gender. Neuroscientists from Northwestern University focus on the brain's processing of such sensory information in a new study that concludes that hearing fundamentally changes visual experience. The researchers weigh in with findings that contribute to provocative evidence about multisensory processing of our world that has been emerging in recent years.
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