"Groundbreaking Study Confirms: People Can Hear the Sound of Silence"

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"Groundbreaking Study Confirms: People Can Hear the Sound of Silence"
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Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have conducted a study using auditory illusions to demonstrate that silence distorts people's perception of time in a similar way to sound. The findings suggest that silence can be "heard" just like sound, challenging the notion that it is merely the absence of sound. The study provides new insights into how we perceive the absence of stimuli and opens up avenues for further research on the perception of silence.

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