FeaturedPsychology·December 9, 2015·4 min readMemory and Hearing Negatively Impacted by Stereotypes About AgingA new study reports older adults who feel negatively about aging may also lack confidence about their ability to hear and remember things, ultimately affecting their performance on memory and hearing tests.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 9, 2015·4 min readFocusing on Visual Tasks Makes Us Deaf to Our SurroundingsA new study reports concentrating on visual tasks can render you momentarily 'deaf' to normal level sounds around you.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 27, 2015·6 min readHow Cells in the Developing Ear Practice HearingResearchers have discovered a molecular chain of events that enable cells in the inner ear to practice processing sounds during development.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 16, 2015·3 min readHow Our Brains Emotionally Respond to SoundsA new neuroimaging study illuminates how room acoustics can influence emotion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 10, 2015·5 min readIt’s All In The ToneA new study reports on neural communication pathways for prosody.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 9, 2015·4 min readNerve Cells Warn Brain of Damage to the Inner EarAccording to a new study, some inner ear nerve cells can signal tissue damage to the brain.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedGenetics·November 7, 2015·5 min readA Genetic Cause of Noise Induced Hearing Loss DiscoveredAccording to a new study, the absence of the pejvakin molecule appears to be responsible for noise induced hearing loss.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 6, 2015·4 min readProtein Movement of Hair Bundles in Inner Ear Could Preserve Hearing for LifeNew findings holds promise for repairing damaged hearing, researchers report.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 28, 2015·3 min readUnconsciously “Hearing” DistanceA new study reports our brains can process and detect sound delays which are too short to be consciously noticed.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·October 9, 2015·3 min readSpeech Processing Difficulties Could Be An Effect of Dyslexia, Not a CauseResearchers discover learning complex auditory categories through procedural learning is impaired in dyslexia.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 25, 2015·4 min readTwo Million Year Old Fossils Reveal Hearing Abilities of Early HumansA 2 million year old fossil reveals the hearing patters of our early ancestors resembled that of chimpanzees, a new study reports.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·September 25, 2015·4 min readPinpointing The Precise Moment Our Brains Convert Speech Sounds to MeaningA new study reports fine-grained speech processing details can be extracted from electrical brain signals measured through the scalp.Read More
