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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 ...
This Aztec Death Whistle Will Chill You to the Bone—and Mess With Your Mind
Sound has the incredible ability to instill a certain kind of emotion into whoever hears it. The soulful call of a loon feels ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Ancient Aztec death whistle still terrifies people today, study finds — and you can listen if you’re brave enough
Swiss and Norwegian neuroscientists have discovered that the ancient Aztec death whistle — often credited with emitting the scariest sound on earth — still terrifies people today due to a ...
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‘Death whistles’ signaled doom for Aztec sacrifice victims. Hear the ‘screeching’
But in the forests of central Mexico, a single note from an Aztec whistle didn’t always indicate celebration — it meant death. “Death whistles,” or Aztec skull whistles, were short ...
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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 ...
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This Aztec Death Whistle Will Chill You to the Bone—and Mess With Your Mind
The Aztec death whistle is a mesoamerican instrument designed to imitate a human scream, and was often used during battle or at sacrificial ceremonies. Researchers from the University of Zurich ...