Signs of Memory Problems May Instead Be Symptoms of Hearing Loss
Researchers report signs of memory problems in old age may be a result of hearing loss and not a neurodegenerative disease.... Read More...
auditory neuroscience
Difficulties with Audiovisual Processing Contributes to Childhood Dyslexia
A new neuroimaging study reveals tasks that require audiovisual processing are extremely difficult for children with dyslexia. The findings could lead to new tests that help identify the disorder before children fall behind their peers.... Read More...
The Sleeping Brain Remains Attentive to Its Environment
Researchers demonstrate our brains can track sounds within the environment as we sleep. The study suggests this ability could allow us to sleep in safety and wake at the correct moment. ... Read More...
Auditory Testing at Birth Could Identify Children at Risk of ASD
Researchers report a non-invasive hearing test given shortly after birth may help doctors identify children at risk of ASD. ... Read More...
‘Deep Squeak’ Helps Researchers Decode Rodent Chatter
Using a deep learning algorithm dubbed 'DeepSqueak', researchers have been able to pick up and decode rodent vocalizations.... Read More...
Researchers Report Findings From Havana Embassy Phenomenon
Researchers present their findings about the acute neurosensory symptoms experienced by workers in the Havana embassy exposed to a unique sound and pressure phenomenon in 2016. ... Read More...
Developing Brains of Preterm Babies Benefit From Caffeine Therapy
A new study reveals caffeine therapy appears to have benefits for healthy brain development in children born prematurely. Researchers report preterm babies given caffeine therapy had better cognitive scores, reduced odds of cerebral palsy and less hearing impairments as toddlers. ... Read More...
Being Yelled At: Our Brain on Alert in a Flash
Researchers report our brain is on high alert while listening to voices, finding we respond much faster to vocal aggression than normal or happy voices. The reason, researchers say, could be that our attention is more focused on threatening voices to help us recognize the location of a potential threat.... Read More...
How Sounds Going Through Our Ears Become the Words Going Through Our Brains
A new study reveals how the brain processes sound and how quickly neurons transition from processing the sound of speech to the language based words.... Read More...
Real Time MRI Shows How Beatboxers Produce Sound
A new study uses real time MRI data to observe the vocal tracts of beatboxers before they produce a sound to see if the movements are different from speech.... Read More...
Dynamic Audiovisuals Increase Spectator Attention, But Inhibit Conscious Processing
Study reports audiovisual editing causes an increase in activity in visual processing areas, while continuous and orderly editing produces more cognitive processing activity.... Read More...
Preschool Children Show Awake Response to Naptime Nonsense Words
A new EEG study reveals that, during sleep, the brain still processes and stores auditory information.... Read More...