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Auditory Beats in the Brain

Slow modulations called binaural beats are perceived when tones of different frequency are presented separately to each ear. The sensation may show how certain sounds are processed by the brain

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 229 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “Auditory Beats in the Brain” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 229 No. 4 (), p. 94
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1073-94