Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·March 14, 2016·7 min readHow the Brain Detects Short SoundsA new study reports on bow certain brain cells compute the length of sounds and are able to detect shorter noises.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·April 7, 2021·3 min readBrain Regions Respond to Familiar and Unfamiliar Music, Even Without Musical TrainingPassive exposure to music is enough to drive the development of music selectivity.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 15, 2017·6 min readThe Way The Brain Processes Speech Could Serve as a Predictor of Early DementiaNoticeable communication problems may be an early sign of mild cognitive impairment, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 23, 2013·3 min readSeeing the Song: How and When the Auditory System Registers Complex Auditory-Visual SynchronyResearchers investigate how the brain responds to complex audio-visual stimuli.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 28, 2020·3 min readMusic-Induced Emotions Can Be Predicted From Brain ScansBased 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.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 31, 2012·5 min readScientists Decode Brain Waves to Eavesdrop on What We HearNeuroscientists may one day be able to hear the imagined speech of a patient unable to speak due to stroke...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 6, 2017·3 min readLearning With Music Can Change Brain StructureListening to music while learning a new physical skill can help increase connectivity in the white matter tract linking auditory and motor regions of the brain, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 5, 2013·2 min readJust a Few Years of Early Musical Training Benefits the Brain Later in LifeResearchers report people who learned to play music as children process speech faster later in life.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 1, 2020·4 min readAuditory hallucinations rooted in aberrant brain connectivityAuditory hallucinations, a common feature of psychosis and schizophrenia, may be the result of increased connectivity between sensory and language processing areas in the brain.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·September 12, 2015·5 min readNeural Circuit in the Cricket Brain Detects the Rhythm of the Right Mating CallResearchers have identifies a brain circuit that allows female crickets to automatically identify the chirps of males through rhythmic pulses in their mating calls.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 9, 2017·2 min readHow Honeybees Read the Waggle DanceA new study investigates how interneurons in the auditory center of the honeybee brain respond to waggle dance like vibrations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 17, 2023·5 min readHow Music Can Prevent Cognitive DeclineListening 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.Read More
