FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 20, 2015·4 min readTemporary Postnatal Blindness Triggers Lasting Reorganization in the Infant BrainResearchers report temporary postnatal visual deprivation induces permanent auditory responses in the visual area of the infant's brain.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 14, 2015·5 min readA New Way To Assess Future Literacy Challenges in ChildrenAccording to a new study, the brain's ability to process consonants in a noisy environment could give clues to a child's literacy potential.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·June 24, 2015·4 min readAbility to Sort Complex Auditory Signals Aided by NorepinephrineAccording to a new study, norepinephrine has a direct and unexpected role in auditory processing of complex sounds.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 24, 2015·6 min readPretty Polly! Why Parrots are Great at Vocal ImitationResearchers have identified structural differences in parrot brains which could explain why they are able to imitate sounds and human speech so well.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 27, 2015·3 min readMustached Bats Use Both Sides of Brain to Process SoundsA new study reports mustached bats use both sides of their brains to process different aspects of sounds.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 19, 2015·2 min readNew Insights into Underlying Cellular Mechanisms of Information Processing in the BrainA new study identifies a key factor in regulating information transmission during the early stages of auditory processing.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 9, 2014·3 min readGame Technology Teaches Mice and Men to Hear Better in Noisy EnvironmentsResearchers have developed a new type of game that helps train people to enhance their ability to discriminate soft sounds in noisy backgrounds.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 30, 2014·5 min readYou Took the Words Right Out of My BrainA new study reports on the brain's predictive nature when listening to others speak.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 30, 2014·6 min readIn Recognizing Speech Sounds, the Brain Does Not Work the Way a Computer DoesA new study could lead to better understanding of how brain processes are disrupted in patients with aphasia.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 26, 2014·3 min readIn One Ear and Out the OtherResearchers report when it comes to memory, we don't remember things we hear as well as things we see.Read More
