hearers

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Accordingly, for voice hearers with serious psychotic disorders, it might be that their brains struggle to process noisy sensory information that is somehow being corrupted or degraded, thus, they update their expectations less readily.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

He urged his hearers to “remember and draw strength from the light” of the late queen’s example.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2022

Internationally acclaimed musicians braved the elements to bring music to parks, gardens and markets, and moved their hearers to both tears and laughter with the power of their playing.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2022

The scene elicits a deep empathy for voice hearers, and for everyone who experiences mental health issues.

From New York Times • May 9, 2022

He smiled with some satisfaction in the rapt attitudes of his hearers; for both of us could not have been more attentive, though I, for empty shew, flipped the pages of my Locke.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson