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Image shows a cross section of the sensory epithelium of the developing inner ear in a mouse.

·November 27, 2015·6 min read

How Cells in the Developing Ear Practice Hearing

Researchers have discovered a molecular chain of events that enable cells in the inner ear to practice processing sounds during development.

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·November 16, 2015·3 min read

How Our Brains Emotionally Respond to Sounds

A new neuroimaging study illuminates how room acoustics can influence emotion.

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·November 10, 2015·5 min read

It’s All In The Tone

A new study reports on neural communication pathways for prosody.

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·November 9, 2015·4 min read

Nerve Cells Warn Brain of Damage to the Inner Ear

According to a new study, some inner ear nerve cells can signal tissue damage to the brain.

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·November 7, 2015·5 min read

A Genetic Cause of Noise Induced Hearing Loss Discovered

According to a new study, the absence of the pejvakin molecule appears to be responsible for noise induced hearing loss.

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·November 6, 2015·4 min read

Protein Movement of Hair Bundles in Inner Ear Could Preserve Hearing for Life

New findings holds promise for repairing damaged hearing, researchers report.

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·October 28, 2015·3 min read

Unconsciously “Hearing” Distance

A new study reports our brains can process and detect sound delays which are too short to be consciously noticed.

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·October 9, 2015·3 min read

Speech Processing Difficulties Could Be An Effect of Dyslexia, Not a Cause

Researchers discover learning complex auditory categories through procedural learning is impaired in dyslexia.

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·September 25, 2015·4 min read

Two Million Year Old Fossils Reveal Hearing Abilities of Early Humans

A 2 million year old fossil reveals the hearing patters of our early ancestors resembled that of chimpanzees, a new study reports.

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·September 25, 2015·4 min read

Pinpointing The Precise Moment Our Brains Convert Speech Sounds to Meaning

A new study reports fine-grained speech processing details can be extracted from electrical brain signals measured through the scalp.

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·September 25, 2015·4 min read

Musical Processing: Consonant Results Resonate in the Brain

Researchers report replicating previous studies about how the brain processes music allowed them to fine tune findings. They also stress more incentives need to be given for researchers to replicate experiments.

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·September 23, 2015·3 min read

Therapeutic Toy Developed for Children with Auditory Disabilities

A group of biomedical students have developed a therapeutic toy which they believe will help children with auditory disabilities to develop their vocal chords.