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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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·August 18, 2021·5 min read

Sounds and Words Are Processed Separately and Simultaneously in the Brain

Auditory and speech processing occurs in parallel in the brain, researchers report. The findings contradict the belief that the brain processes auditory information before transferring it into linguistic information.

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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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·May 7, 2021·5 min read

How We Retrieve Our Knowledge About the World

Our concepts of people, objects, and events are composed of sensory impressions and actions associated with them, in addition to abstract symbol-like features.

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·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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·March 29, 2021·3 min read

Why the Brain Enjoys Music

Interaction between auditory areas of the brain and the reward system drive pleasure when we listen to music.

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·February 12, 2021·5 min read

Sounds Influence the Developing Brain Earlier Than Previously Thought

Mouse study reveals sound appears to alter connectivity in auditory processing areas earlier in development than previously thought; even before the ear canal opens.

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·December 28, 2020·3 min read

Music-Induced Emotions Can Be Predicted From Brain Scans

Based on the activity in the auditory cortex and motor cortex, researchers were able to predict whether a participant was listening to music that was upbeat or sad.

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·December 20, 2020·5 min read

How the Brain Distinguishes Speech From Noise

Study reports a pervasive neuromodulation system strongly influences sound processing in a key auditory region of the brain. Findings suggest acetylcholine may assist in the brain's ability to distinguish speech from other noise.

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·December 15, 2020·3 min read

Losing Money Causes Plastic Changes in the Brain

Financial losses evoke neuroplasticity alterations to the auditory cortex, a new study reports.

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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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·September 9, 2020·3 min read

Brain Stimulation Reduces Dyslexia Deficits

Non-invasive transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) applied over the auditory cortex had a pronounced beneficial effect on those with dyslexia.

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auditory cortex

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

Sounds and Words Are Processed Separately and Simultaneously in the Brain

Supersensitive Connection Causes Hatred of Noises

How We Retrieve Our Knowledge About the World

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

Why the Brain Enjoys Music

Sounds Influence the Developing Brain Earlier Than Previously Thought

Music-Induced Emotions Can Be Predicted From Brain Scans

How the Brain Distinguishes Speech From Noise

Losing Money Causes Plastic Changes in the Brain

Your Favorite Music Can Send Your Brain Into a Pleasure Overload

Brain Stimulation Reduces Dyslexia Deficits

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