FeaturedNeuroscience·April 19, 2018·7 min readMachine Learning System Processes Sounds Like Humans DoResearchers have developed a deep neural network that can replicate the way in which humans process and categorize sounds.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·April 18, 2018·4 min readThe Brain Processes Sight and Sound in the Same MannerA new study reveals both auditory and visual learning follow similar principles. The findings, researchers report, could help in the development of new approaches to restore sensory deficits.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 18, 2018·4 min readOvercoming Bias About Music Takes WorkResearchers reveal telling people whether a musician in a professional or student can change the way the brain responds to the music they are playing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2017·5 min readVoices and Emotions: The Forehead is the KeyA new study reveals the frontal regions of the brain play a vital role in assessing and interpreting emotions communicated orally.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceAutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 11, 2017·3 min readSocial Phobia Linked to Autism and SchizophreniaA new study from Swinburne University researchers reveals people with social phobias may have difficulty in processing social information efficiently. Researchers report those who find social situations difficult show similar neural responses to those with schizophrenia and ASD.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·December 6, 2017·3 min readWant to Listen Better? Lend a Right EarIn noisy environments, the right ear leads the way for optimal auditory information processing, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 17, 2017·5 min readResearchers Discover the Brain is Strobing, Not ConstantAccording to researchers, perception is cyclical. In a new study, researchers report that, much like visual perception, auditory perception and attention are rhythmic in nature.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 31, 2017·4 min readDetecting Dyslexia Risks Before Learning to ReadA new study links auditory processing and a child's reading skill. Researchers hope their findings could provide an early diagnostic tool for dyslexia.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 10, 2017·4 min readOur Ability to Focus on One Voice in Crowds Is Triggered by Voice PitchImperial College London researchers have identified a group of neurons implicated in selective attention.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·September 6, 2017·4 min readStudy Associates Schizophrenia with Defective Processing of Messenger RNA in CellsBrain dysfunction noted in schizophrenia patients may be a result of impaired expression of a protein complex associated with protein synthesis, researchers report.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·August 24, 2017·6 min readHow the Human Brain Detects the ‘Music’ of SpeechResearchers at UCSF discover neurons in the superior temporal gyrus change activity depending on where emphasis falls in a sentence.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 15, 2017·5 min readBrain Responses to Lip-Reading Can Benefit Cochlear Implant UsersContrary to common belief, lip reading can have a beneficial effect for those with cochlear implants. Researchers found the more a person's brain responded to lip reading, the more responsive the brain became to sound delivered through the implant.Read More