phonemic restoration effect

The phonemic restoration effect is a perceptual phenomenon where our brain automatically fills in missing or obscured sounds in speech, making it seem whole and intelligible. For example, if a word has a part masked by noise, our mind uses context and familiarity with language to "fill in" the missing sounds, so we perceive the complete word as if it were spoken clearly. This demonstrates how our brain actively interprets and completes speech, enhancing our ability to understand conversation even when speech signals are incomplete or partially hidden by noise.