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Aztec 'death whistles,' used to prepare sacrifice victims to descend to the underworld, scramble your brain, scans reveal
Brain scans of modern listeners suggest that Aztec whistles sound like human screams, which may have prepared sacrifice ...
Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams
Archaeologists unearthed the first Aztec death whistles, also known as ehecachichtlis, in 1999 while excavating the ...
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The Mysterious Aztec Death Whistle and Its Psycho-Affective Effects
The mysterious Aztec "death whistles" have fascinated researchers with their eerie, terrifying effect they have on the ...
Ancient Aztec 'skull whistles' found to instill fear in modern people
A team of cognitive neuroscientists at the University of Zurich, has found that ancient Aztec "skull whistles" found in ...
Scientists Decode the Haunting Screams of Ancient Aztec Whistles
The Aztec death whistle's scream-like sound evokes fear and symbolizes mythological deities, linking modern and ancient ...
Listen to death whistles from skull-shaped relic that ‘screams from the underworld’ – it has an effect on your BRAIN
ANCIENT Aztec ‘death whistles’ have a strange ‘uncanny valley’-style effect on the human brain, new research has found. These ...
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Creepy Aztec Death Whistles Have a Strange Effect on The Human Brain
Hearing the whistle's sound activated the low-order auditory cortical regions of the volunteer's brains – regions which tune ...
Aztec shrieking death whistles struck otherworldly fear, scientists find
Aztec “skull whistles” found in ancient gravesites were designed to produce shrieking sounds and instil “otherworldly” fear ...
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The chilling sound of the Aztec death whistle
The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. A study shows that these whistles have a disturbing effect on the human brain. The Aztecs may have deliberately used this effect in ...