Tactile input affects what we hear
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 15:35
in Psychology & Sociology
Humans use their whole bodies, not just their ears, to understand speech, according to new linguistics research. It is well known that humans naturally process facial expression along with what is being heard to fully understand what is being communicated. This study is the first to show we also naturally process tactile information to perceive sounds of speech.