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Study finds infrasound the likely horror in hauntings

Rob Beschizza
Apr 28, 2026
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Noise below the range of human hearing from old pipes and mechanical systems can induce stressful sensations, according to a study published by Canadian researchers in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. The findings offer a compelling scientific explanation for why I feel ill-at-ease in the basement of the abandoned 19th-century sanitarium, bu…

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