auditory phenomena

Auditory phenomena are experiences related to sound perception that can be voluntary or involuntary. These include hearing illusions, like hearing music or voices that aren’t there, often caused by brain processing or sensory tricks. Tinnitus is a common example, where individuals perceive ringing or buzzing without external sound. Other phenomena involve how our brains interpret ambiguous sounds, like the "McGurk effect," where visual cues influence what we hear. These experiences highlight the complex way our auditory system and brain work together to create our perception of sound.