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Combining #Archeology with #Neuroscience and #Psychology. Our new study on the scary sounds of ancient Aztec skull whistles. By @sfruhholz.bsky.social, Pablo Rodriguez, and others. Published in the journal Communications Psychology.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Psychoacoustic and Archeoacoustic nature of ancient Aztec skull whistles - Communications Psychology
A series of psychoacoustic and neuroimaging studies reveal the effect that the sound of Aztec skull whistles has on modern listeners; the sound, which is perceived as a mixture of voice-like, scream-l...
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December 3, 2024 at 9:22 AM
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The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. The University of Zurich shows that these whistles have a disturbing effect on the human brain. The Aztecs may have deliberately used this effect in sacrificial rituals.

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