hearers

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Powers and his colleague, Philip Corlett, a psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, reached out to other high-functioning voice hearers through local clinics as well as certain religious communities where voice hearing was common.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

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

In his homily during the canonization Mass, Francis encouraged his hearers to pursue holiness not as “an unattainable goal,” but rather as something that can be found “in the trials of real life.”

From Washington Times • May 15, 2022

In a previous study in Connecticut, Dr. Corlett and his colleagues found, after testing patients and nonclinical voice hearers, that psychics did not meet diagnostic criteria for a psychotic illness.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2022

He wanted his hearers to be frightened and angry.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin