This scene, although apparently simple, addressed issues like manipulation,ventriloquism, and the struggle for the right to speak on more than one level.
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For this reason, even though such studies can confirm that humans and nonhumans have similar perception-action adaptation to prisms, their relevance to theventriloquismeffect can be only conjectural.
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The rules that govern responses of audiovisual neurons are therefore very similar to those that underlieventriloquism, so these neurons could well constitute the neural substrate of this phenomenon.
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He does not have to go in forventriloquism; he merely produces a sympathetic figure.
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Hisventriloquismis excellent, but his imitations of singing birds and domestic animals ar sufficient of themselves to merit the attention of the public.
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He discovered magic which he would devote most of his life along with its allied art,ventriloquism.
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With his newly acquired powers ofventriloquism, the cat plays a series of practical jokes on the bulldog.
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Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling andventriloquism.
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He has two gifts: for cooking, and an uncanny ability to imitate voices (described asventriloquismin the stories).
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He uses his rapidly developing skills ofventriloquismto create the illusion of a perfect home and family.
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He taught himselfventriloquismfrom a pamphlet when he was 11.
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She adds a new twist to the old art ofventriloquism.
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Ventriloquismbeing a difficult art can not be taught in a day or two.
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At age 13, he contracted polio; while recovering, he happened upon a magazine advertisement offering aventriloquismkit for ten cents.
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Having no formal training, he taught himself the art ofventriloquismover a 4-year period.
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