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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·April 7, 2021·3 min read

Brain Regions Respond to Familiar and Unfamiliar Music, Even Without Musical Training

Passive exposure to music is enough to drive the development of music selectivity.

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·May 24, 2021·5 min read

Supersensitive Connection Causes Hatred of Noises

Increased connectivity between the auditory cortex and motor control areas related to the mouth, face, and throat, could be a key feature in identifying misophonia, a condition marked by extreme reactions to "trigger sounds", such as other people chewing.

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·September 6, 2012·2 min read

Noisy Surroundings Take Toll on Short-term Memory

Scientists found that adverse listening situations are difficult for the brain, partly because they draw on the same, limited resources supporting our short-term memory. The new findings are particularly relevant to understanding the cognitive consequences of hearing damage, a condition that affects an increasing number of people.

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·June 18, 2019·3 min read

Reducing brain inflammation could treat tinnitus and other hearing loss-related disorders

Rodent study reveals noise-induced hearing loss is associated with elevated expression of proinflammatory cytokines and microglia activation in the primary auditory cortex. Pharmacologically depleting microglia helps prevent tinnitus in mice with noise-induced hearing loss.

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·November 9, 2021·5 min read

Listening to Favorite Music Improves Brain Plasticity and Cognitive Performance in Alzheimer’s Patients

Repeatedly listening to personally meaningful music induced brain plasticity and improved cognitive function for patients with mild cognitive impairment and early-stage Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 3, 2020·5 min read

Your Favorite Music Can Send Your Brain Into a Pleasure Overload

Do you experience the chills when you hear your favorite song? Researchers used EEG to map brain activity while people listened to their favorite tunes. Findings reveal specific brain areas work together to process music, triggering the reward system and increasing dopamine release.

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·August 30, 2017·5 min read

Pinpointing the Origins of Autism

Researchers identify network inefficiencies in the auditory cortex by the age of 6 months in infants who go on to be diagnosed with autism.

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·October 24, 2022·5 min read

“That Just Sounds Wrong”: How Our Brains Tell Us When a Sound Is Off

Researchers reveal how the auditory cortex reacts to "wrong" sounds and shed light on auditory memory recall.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·August 27, 2014·4 min read

Study Shows How Movement Affects Hearing

Using a combination of techniques, researcher reveal how the motor cortex can suppress activity in the auditory cortex.

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·April 17, 2023·5 min read

How Music Can Prevent Cognitive Decline

Listening to or practicing music had positive implications on cognitive decline in older adults by stimulating the production of gray matter in key brain areas, a new study reveals.

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·November 22, 2017·5 min read

Pitch Imperfect? How the Brain Decodes Pitch May Improve Cochlear Implants

A new study provides further evidence of the place code theory of pitch perception and may help with the development of better cochlear implants.

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·July 19, 2017·5 min read

Study Reveals Contrast in How Groups of Neurons Function During Decision Making

A new study published in Nature sheds light on how populations of neurons work together during working memory and decision making tasks. Researchers report individual neurons are briefly active, but populations of neurons working together carry information for longer periods of time by being active at different times.

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