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·October 24, 2022·5 min read

“That Just Sounds Wrong”: How Our Brains Tell Us When a Sound Is Off

Researchers reveal how the auditory cortex reacts to "wrong" sounds and shed light on auditory memory recall.

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·October 20, 2020·7 min read

A Fraction of a Second Is All You Need to Feel the Music

Our perception of musical timing is closely linked to the quality of the sound.

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·August 19, 2019·5 min read

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

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.

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·July 14, 2015·5 min read

A New Way To Assess Future Literacy Challenges in Children

According to a new study, the brain's ability to process consonants in a noisy environment could give clues to a child's literacy potential.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·June 24, 2015·4 min read

Ability to Sort Complex Auditory Signals Aided by Norepinephrine

According to a new study, norepinephrine has a direct and unexpected role in auditory processing of complex sounds.

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·April 21, 2026·6 min read

AI Voices Outperform Human Speech in Noisy Environments

A study reveals that AI voice clones are up to 20% easier to understand than human voices in noisy environments, suggesting AI "idealizes" speech for better clarity.

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·May 30, 2017·4 min read

Auditory Processing: Where Microseconds Matter

Researchers identify a mechanism that allows mammals to perceive minimal differences in timing of signal reception in order to localize sounds.

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·December 22, 2016·4 min read

Auditory Response is a Biomarker for Concussion

Researchers note distinct patterns of neural activity as a response to auditory stimuli in patients with concussion.

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·November 8, 2018·5 min read

Brain Activity Pattern May Be Early Sign of Schizophrenia

Researchers have identified abnormalities in specific neural networks that may be a biomarker to predict the risk of developing schizophrenia.

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·July 16, 2026·11 min read

Brain Can Process Two Conversations at Once

A new study demonstrates that the human brain can simultaneously process two competing conversations during attentional shifts.

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·January 14, 2025·4 min read

Brain Merges Sight and Sound to Understand Speech in Noisy Settings

Researchers are investigating how the brain combines visual and auditory cues to improve speech comprehension in noisy environments. The study focuses on how visual information, like lip movements, enhances the brain's ability to differentiate similar sounds, such as "F" and "S."