English Explanatory Dictionary

McGurk effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A perceptual phenomenon where, when the auditory component of one sound is paired with the visual component of another sound, a third and different sound is perceived.

Word forms

McGurk effect McGurk effects

Etymology

First described in 1976 in a paper by Harry McGurk and John MacDonald.

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