The sensory inputs are both on your head and come in pairs, and both signals are eventually processed by the brain… As far as I can tell, the similarities end there. read more
Examples of similarities appear in: (1) synesthetic resemblances between the attributes of pitch (hearing) and brightness (vision); (2) the identification of shapes by sight and by touch; (3) the skin as a model for the retina and for the cochlea. read more
These ecological observations highlight major differences between vision and hearing, which go beyond the physical basis of these two senses (light waves and acoustic waves). Vision is the perception of persistent surfaces. Hearing is essentially the perception of mechanical events on volumes. read more