Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 4, 2019·3 min readWidespread brain connections enable face recognitionThe connectivity between the face processing network and other networks associated with the processing of visual, social and auditory cues help predict how well we remember a familiar face.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·March 21, 2019·4 min readBrain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written wordsA small, preliminary study helps researchers identify a region of the brain that specializes in the processing of auditory words.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceAutismFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 26, 2019·4 min readBrain Response to Mom’s Voice Differs in Kids with AutismIn children with autism, the sound of their mom's voice creates a weaker brain response than in their peers not on the autism spectrum, a new study reports.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 6, 2019·3 min readHearing and Deaf Infants Process Information DifferentlyA new study reports it takes longer for deaf infants to become familiar with new objects. Researchers say the study highlights a difference in how infants process information, even when the information is not auditory in nature.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·January 15, 2019·3 min readThe Sleeping Brain Remains Attentive to Its EnvironmentResearchers demonstrate our brains can track sounds within the environment as we sleep. The study suggests this ability could allow us to sleep in safety and wake at the correct moment.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 29, 2018·5 min readHow Sounds Going Through Our Ears Become the Words Going Through Our BrainsA new study reveals how the brain processes sound and how quickly neurons transition from processing the sound of speech to the language based words.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 12, 2018·3 min readDynamic Audiovisuals Increase Spectator Attention, But Inhibit Conscious ProcessingStudy reports audiovisual editing causes an increase in activity in visual processing areas, while continuous and orderly editing produces more cognitive processing activity.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 8, 2018·5 min readBrain Activity Pattern May Be Early Sign of SchizophreniaResearchers have identified abnormalities in specific neural networks that may be a biomarker to predict the risk of developing schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 8, 2018·2 min readPreschool Children Show Awake Response to Naptime Nonsense WordsA new EEG study reveals that, during sleep, the brain still processes and stores auditory information.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 16, 2018·6 min readHow Dogs Process WordsA new neuroimaging study reveals how dogs process words they have been taught to associate with objects. Findings suggest dogs have a rudimentary neural representation of meaning for words they have been taught.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 1, 2018·4 min readFamiliar Voices are Easier to Understand, Even if We Don’t Recognize ThemResearchers report familiar voices are easier than those of a stranger to understand, even when the familiar voice is manipulated and the listener can not identify the voice.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·September 19, 2018·3 min readNew Insight Into AgingResearchers report plasticity is dysregulated in older brains, but increasing levels of GABA can induce longer lasting changes in the auditory cortex.Read More
