Your eyes can make you hear things.
Your senses interact in surprising ways, sometimes enhancing your experiences of the world. But other times, they can also mislead you. That’s the case of the McGurk effect, in which seeing something can lead you to hear the same audio differently. For example, in a study where people were played audio of the phrase, “he’s got your boot,” they were more likely to hear “he’s gonna shoot” when shown a video of a man pursuing a woman at the same time.