South Agency / Getty Images Now that public health experts recommend that people wear masks in public due to COVID-19, trying to communicate with others through a mask can present many challenges.
When speaking with others through masks, what you're seeing and hearing is not in alignment and you may find it difficult to follow the conversation in the same way you would without masks—you might even misinterpret what is being shared.
Consequently, your brain may try to convince you that you're hearing something that hasn't been said at all. When this happens, this is known as the McGurk effect.
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