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The sounds of silent movies

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Flickering images can trigger perception of sound.

People with synaesthesia can’t help but get two sensory perceptions for the price of one. Some perceive colours when they hear words or musical notes, or read numbers; rarer individuals can even get tastes from shapes.

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  1. Saenz, M. & Koch, C. Curr. Biol. 18, R650–R651 (2008).

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Schnabel, J. The sounds of silent movies. Nature (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.1014

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