Auditory illusions

thumb|Satellite photograph of a mesa in the Cydonia region of Mars, often called the "[[Face on Mars" and cited as evidence of extraterrestrial habitation]]Pareidolia (; ) is the tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one detects an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none. Pareidolia is a specific but common type of apophenia (the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things or ideas).

term in acoustics

perceptual phenomenon that occurs when the auditory component of one sound is paired with the visual component of another sound, leading to the perception of a third sound

auditory illusion

false perceptions of a real sound or outside stimulus

2007 voice recording containing an auditory illusion and made popular in May 2018

class of sound effect

neurological disorder