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·October 18, 2022·4 min read

Literacy Influences Understanding of Speech

The writing system with which we learn to read may influence how we process speech, researchers report. Findings suggest the ability to write influences the way in which our brains process language.

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·October 17, 2022·3 min read

Lullabyte Project Investigates the Influence of Music on the Process of Falling Asleep

Researchers interested in musical characteristics associated with sleep music and the effects of musical structure on sleep are working together using neuroscience, AI, and sleep medicine to create "super lullaby" soundscapes.

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·October 17, 2022·4 min read

Sound Cues During Sleep Could Help People to Forget Specific Memories

Previous research found sound cues played during sleep can improve a person's memory. A new study reports that sound cues during sleep can also help to weaken intrusive and traumatic memories. Researchers say sound cues during sleep could be used to both increase or decrease the ability to recall specific memories.

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·October 12, 2022·4 min read

Scientists Discover Mechanism of Hearing

For the first time, researchers have captured in near-atomic detail the structure of a key part of the inner ear responsible for hearing. The results could pave the way for developing new treatments for those with hearing impairments.

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·October 11, 2022·5 min read

Why Are Sounds Not Perceived Under Anesthesia?

Under anesthesia, neuron assemblies that respond to sound become indistinguishable from spontaneously active neurons. Findings suggest the state of unconsciousness produced by anesthesia forces the cerebral cortex to mask sensory input with spontaneous neural activity.

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·September 26, 2022·2 min read

Tiny Animal Hairs Could Act as Sensitive Compass Needles

Around 100 of specific hair cells in the inner ear, called stereocilia could act as effective biological compass needles, allowing animals to accurately sense magnetic fields around them.

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·September 26, 2022·3 min read

Potential Therapeutic Targets to Prevent Hearing Loss Caused by Antibiotics

Researchers have identified an autophagy pathway in hair cells in the ear that's linked to permanent hearing loss that occurs as a result of exposure to aminoglycosides antibiotics in some patients.

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·September 24, 2022·4 min read

New Research Throws Doubt on Old Ideas of How Hearing Works

A new study casts old theories about hearing into doubt. Researchers found many cells in the inner ear react simultaneously to low-frequency sounds. This makes it easier for us to hear low-frequency sounds as the brain is able to receive input from many sensory cells at the same time.

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·September 22, 2022·4 min read

The Prose of Dr. Seuss Shines a Light on How the Brain Processes Speech

Using the Dr. Seuss classic, The Lorax, researchers shed new light on how the brain engages during complex audiovisual speech perception. The findings reveal how the brain utilizes a complex network of brain regions involved in sensory processing, multisensory integration, and cognitive functions to comprehend a story's context.

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·September 20, 2022·4 min read

How Can Infants Learn About Sounds in Their Native Language?

Researchers investigate how infants learn the speech contrasts of their native languages, identifying the necessary signals are presented in naturalistic speech.

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·September 5, 2022·4 min read

Can ‘Random Noise’ Unlock Our Learning Potential?

Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) may be a useful tool in enhancing learning rates in those with limited learning capabilities.

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·August 24, 2022·3 min read

How the Sounds We Hear Help Us Predict How Things Feel

Sensory systems in the brain are closely interconnected, with regions that respond to touch also involved when we listen to specific sounds connected to touching certain objects.

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auditory neuroscience

Literacy Influences Understanding of Speech

Lullabyte Project Investigates the Influence of Music on the Process of Falling Asleep

Sound Cues During Sleep Could Help People to Forget Specific Memories

Scientists Discover Mechanism of Hearing

Why Are Sounds Not Perceived Under Anesthesia?

Tiny Animal Hairs Could Act as Sensitive Compass Needles

Potential Therapeutic Targets to Prevent Hearing Loss Caused by Antibiotics

New Research Throws Doubt on Old Ideas of How Hearing Works

The Prose of Dr. Seuss Shines a Light on How the Brain Processes Speech

How Can Infants Learn About Sounds in Their Native Language?

Can ‘Random Noise’ Unlock Our Learning Potential?

How the Sounds We Hear Help Us Predict How Things Feel

Hearing Aids Linked to 23% Lower Dementia Risk in Epilepsy

Reading Is the Ultimate Cognitive Enhancer

Dual Brain-Machine Interfaces Unlock Bionic Hand Kinesthesia

Overcoming Endothelial Sorting to Cure Glioblastoma

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