Aztec Death Whistles Have Strange Effect on the Human Brain

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Ranging from a threatening hiss to a blood-curdling scream, the sound of the Aztec death whistle is as creepy as the skull-like appearance of the instrument that produces it.

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... Brain scans suggest the whistle's tones may do more than create a scary ambience. Swiss and Norwegian researchers found hearing them activates a variety of higher order centers in our brains, suggesting a complexity to the sound that can only be described as an alarming mix of the natural and the eerily unfamiliar.

It's no wonder the Aztecs likely used them to enhance religious and sacrificial rituals. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-20 02:55 AM | Reply

... the sound of the Aztec death whistle is as creepy ...

Judge for yourself.

From the link provided for "the sound" ...

tlapitzalli.com

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-20 03:00 AM | Reply

Fascinating sound... very haunting... found in the hand of a headless corpse... hmmmmmm... sounds how I imagine their last conversation went.

#3 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2024-11-21 09:21 AM | Reply

@#3 ... Fascinating sound... very haunting... ...

Spine-tingling haunting.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-21 12:48 PM | Reply

It is creepy but not all that - unless it is a dark quiet night deep in the woods....

#5 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-11-21 03:08 PM | Reply