auditory neuroscience Research Articles

A map of the brain can tell what you’re reading

Neuroscience NewsAugust 19, 2019

fMRI brain scans reveal semantic tuning during both reading and listening to words are highly correlated in selective areas of the cerebral cortex. The new brain maps enabled researchers to accurately predict which words would active specific regions of the cortex.... Read More...

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Wearing hearing aid may help protect brain in later life

Neuroscience NewsJuly 15, 2019

Wearing a hearing aid for age-related hearing loss may help to protect the brain against dementia, a new study finds. Researchers report those who wore hearing aids maintained better brain function over time than those who did not.... Read More...

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Brain-computer interfacing technology uses music to make people happy

Neuroscience NewsJuly 12, 2019

A new brain-machine interface technology can enhance emotional interaction with music. ... Read More...

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How noise and age affect brain’s sound processing

Neuroscience NewsJuly 8, 2019

Noise-induced hearing loss and hearing loss due to aging have different effects on sound processing in the brain. Researchers suggest each type of hearing loss should have its own specific treatment.... Read More...

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Screams contain a ‘calling card’ for the vocalizer’s identity

Neuroscience NewsJune 30, 2019

Listeners can correctly identify whether pairs of screams originate from the same person or two different people. Findings suggest human screams convey a level of individual identity and shed new light on their evolutionary origin.... Read More...

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Music helps develop spoken language for the hearing impaired

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2019

Music may help children with hearing impairments to develop spoken language skills. ... Read More...

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Upbeat music can sweeten tough exercise

Neuroscience NewsJune 20, 2019

Listening to upbeat music while embarking on high-intensity exercise boost feelings of pleasure and motivation, even in those who are adverse to exercise.... Read More...

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

Neuroscience NewsJune 18, 2019

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.... Read More...

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Our brains appear uniquely tuned for musical pitch

Neuroscience NewsJune 10, 2019

Study of macaque monkeys reveals speech and music may have shaped the human brain's auditory networks. Researchers found specific areas of the human brain have a stronger preference for pitch than that of primates, raising the possibility certain sounds, which are embedded in music and speech, may have shaped the organization of our brains.... Read More...

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Hearing through your fingers: Device that converts speech

Neuroscience NewsJune 3, 2019

A newly developed audio-to-tactile sensory substitution device provides immediate and robust improvements in speech recognition without prior training for those with hearing impairments. ... Read More...

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