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
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·October 1, 2019·3 min readMild-to-moderate hearing loss in children leads to changes in how brain processes soundThe brain activity response to sound in older children with hearing loss was lower than their peers with normal hearing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 19, 2019·5 min readA map of the brain can tell what you’re readingfMRI 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.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 8, 2019·2 min readHow noise and age affect brain’s sound processingNoise-induced hearing loss and hearing loss due to aging have different effects on sound processing in the brain. Researchers suggest each type of hearing loss should have its own specific treatment.Read More
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
