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Our sensory systems fill in information obscured by other, competing signals to maintain a stable representation of the world. A correlate of the continuity illusion, in which sounds are perceived to continue despite being interrupted by other sounds, has now been found in the auditory cortex.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.cub.2007.07.013

Type

Journal article

Journal

Curr Biol

Publication Date

18/09/2007

Volume

17

Pages

R799 - R801

Keywords

Acoustic Stimulation, Auditory Cortex, Auditory Perception, Humans, Illusions