An illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. Illusions distort reality, and generally are only experienced by a small amount of people.[1] Illusions may occur with more of the human senses than vision, but visual and optical illusions are the most well known and understood. Auditory illusions however have remained a mystery for centuries, and are the least understood of all.[2]

The term 'illusion' refers to a specific form of sensory distortion. Unlike a hallucination, which is a distortion in the absence of a stimulus, an illusion describes an exageration of a true sensation. For example, hearing voices regardless of the environment would be a hallucination, whereas hearing voices in the sound of running water (or other auditory source) would be an illusion.[3]



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