When sounds were accompanied by a puff of air on people's neck or hands, they more often misheard the sound ba as the more airless sound pa. This best illustrates

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This phenomenon is an example of sensory interaction, where the input from multiple senses (touch and hearing) affects the perception of the stimulus. The puff of air on the skin creates a tactile sensation that interacts with the auditory stimulus, leading to a higher likelihood of misinterpreting the sound as one that typically involves more air, like "pa" instead of "ba." Synaesthesia involves the blending of different senses, such as seeing colors associated with numbers, while prosopagnosia refers to the inability to recognize faces. Retinal disparity refers to the different images projected onto each eye, which are then fused, leading to depth perception.

When Sounds Were Accompanied by a Puff of Air on People's