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A collection of auditory illusions discovered by psychologist Diana Deutsch, with sound examples and explanations. It includes the octave illusion, scale illusion, glissando illusion, tritone paradox, speech-to-song illusion, and phantom words. Many demonstrations are best heard through stereo headphones. The illusions show that what we hear depends on how the brain organizes sound, which makes them a useful complement to the visual illusions usually used in perception courses.

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