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We Hear All Types Of Sound In Our Brains

The hearing process also operates in a similar manner to the visual

process. In other words, we hear sounds in our brains in the same way that we
see the view of the outside world in our brains. The ear captures the sounds
around us and delivers them to the middle ear. The middle ear amplifies the
sound vibrations and delivers them to the inner ear. The inner ear transforms
these sound vibrations into electric signals, on the basis of their frequency and
intensity, and then transmits them to the brain. These messages in the brain are
then sent to the hearing center where the sounds are interpreted. Therefore, the
hearing process takes place in the hearing center in essentially the same way
that the seeing process takes place in the seeing center.

Therefore, actual sounds do not exist outside our brains, even though
there are physical vibrations we call sound waves. These sound waves are not
transformed into sounds outside or inside our ears, but rather inside our
brains. As the visual process is not performed by our eyes, neither do our ears
perform the hearing process. For example, when you are having a chat with a
friend, you observe the sight of your friend in your brain, and hear his or her
voice in your brain. As the view in your brain is formed, you will have a deep

feeling of three dimensions, and your friend's voice is also heard with a similar
feeling of depth. For example, you could see your friend as being a long way
from you, or sitting behind you; accordingly you feel his voice as if it is coming

The outer ear captures sound waves and delivers them to the middle ear. The middle ear
amplifies these sounds and transmits them to the inner ear. The inner ear converts these
sounds into electric signals on the basis of their intensity and frequency and then sends
them to the brain.

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