Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 18, 2017·4 min readSecond Cause of Hidden Hearing Loss IdentifiedResearchers reveal an unexpected cause for hidden hearing loss.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 9, 2017·4 min readWords Can Sound “Round” or “Sharp” Without Us Realizing ItNew research on the bouba-kiki effect reveals crossmodal mapping occurs independently on conscious awareness.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 8, 2017·3 min readSex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll Chemistry in the BrainUsing a drug used to help treat addiction, researcher report exposing people to their favorite songs no longer elicit feelings of pleasure.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 6, 2017·4 min readSign Language Users Have Better Reaction Times and Peripheral VisionResearchers report those who use sign language have better peripheral vision and faster reaction times.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 3, 2017·6 min readWired For Sound: Enraging Noises Caused By Brain Connection OverdriveWhile many of us find the sound of a person chewing or breathing heavily annoying, for those with misophonia, such noises are unbearable. Researchers have identified the neural networks and brain changes associated with the disorder.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 30, 2017·4 min readPop! Goes the HearingA new study reports popping balloons can be louder than a high power shot gun going off next to someone's head and the noise could lead to permanent hearing loss.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2017·5 min readNew Gene Delivery Therapy Restores Partial Hearing and Balance in Deaf MiceSummary: Treatment allows mice who would normally be completely deaf to hear the equivalent of a loud conversation, researchers say....Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 20, 2017·6 min readHow the Brain Helps Us Understand Spoken Words in Noisy SettingsResearchers have discovered a mechanism the brain uses to help compensate when noise obscures speech sounds.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·January 19, 2017·4 min readSynesthesia ‘Hearing-Motion’ Phenomenon More Common Than Previously ThoughtResearchers discover that as many as one in five of us may 'hear' flashes of light.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 18, 2017·4 min readMandarin Makes You More Musical?Researchers report tone language experience is associated with advanced musical pitch processing in children.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 22, 2016·4 min readAuditory Response is a Biomarker for ConcussionResearchers note distinct patterns of neural activity as a response to auditory stimuli in patients with concussion.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 22, 2016·4 min readNew Test Can Detect Hidden Hearing LossA new hearing test is able to pick up hearing deficits that may go undetected with a traditional hearing test or audiogram.Read More
