FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 27, 2021·6 min readMeasurable Changes in Brain Activity During First Few Months of Studying a New LanguageWithin months of learning a new language, increased activity in brain areas associated with auditory processing, memory, and grammatical comprehension occurs. As language skills improve, the activity decreases.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 10, 2021·4 min readWe Hear What We Expect to HearIt's not just the cerebral cortex, it is the entire auditory pathway that represents sounds according to prior expectations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 3, 2020·5 min readYour Favorite Music Can Send Your Brain Into a Pleasure OverloadDo you experience the chills when you hear your favorite song? Researchers used EEG to map brain activity while people listened to their favorite tunes. Findings reveal specific brain areas work together to process music, triggering the reward system and increasing dopamine release.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 20, 2020·7 min readA Fraction of a Second Is All You Need to Feel the MusicOur perception of musical timing is closely linked to the quality of the sound.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·August 7, 2020·4 min readHumans Use the Visual Part of Their Brain When Hearing Sounds in the Dark, Even If They Were Born Without SightHumans use the primary visual cortex to process sounds in the dark. This not only occurs in those with sight but also those who were born blind.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 10, 2020·3 min readHow the brain controls our speechA new study casts doubt on common theories about speech control. Researchers discovered it's not just the right hemisphere that analyzes how we speak, the left hemisphere also plays a significant role.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 12, 2020·2 min readHow the brain responds to the sudden sound of silent dangerStudy provides insight into the neural mechanisms of how prey animals use the sounds or actions of others to infer danger and respond defensively.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 7, 2020·4 min readHow serotonin balances communication within the brainStudy reveals how serotonin plays a key role in the scaling of current sensory input and outgoing brain signals.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 10, 2020·3 min readSensory perception is not superficial brain workWhen exposed to auditory stimulation, visual areas of the brain decreased in activity. Findings suggest sound can strongly draw attention away from what we are looking at.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 28, 2020·3 min readMouse brain region processes sound and motion at the same timeMovement and sound are processed simultaneously in the inferior colliculus, a new mouse study reveals.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2019·4 min readReconstructing spoken words as processed in nonhuman primate brainsUsing artificial intelligence and brain-computer interface technology, researchers reconstructed English words from neural signals recorded from the brains of non-human primates.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·October 21, 2019·5 min readHow the brain dials up the volume to hear someone in a crowdWhen a person listens to another person talking, their brain waves alter to select specific features of the speaker's voice and tune out other voices.Read More
