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·November 22, 2023·5 min read

Ear Sounds Reveal Eye Movements

Researchers discovered that the ear emits subtle sounds in response to eye movements, allowing them to pinpoint where someone is looking. The study demonstrates that these ear sounds, potentially caused by muscle contractions or hair cell activations, can reveal eye positions.

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·January 31, 2013·5 min read

Listeners Mindfulness Enhanced by Meditation Technique

New research explores how mindfulness meditation could enhance both musical engagement and performance. Additional research into mindfulness meditation could potentially lead to new treatment for mental illness and brain injuries.

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·September 18, 2012·3 min read

Theory: Music Underlies Language Acquisition

Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) advocate that music underlies the ability to acquire language.

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·August 7, 2012·3 min read

Making It Easier to Learn to Read: Dyslexia Caused by Signal Processing in the Brain

Major step in understanding the cause of dyslexia is taken. Scientists have discovered an important neural mechanism underlying dyslexia and shown that many difficulties associated with dyslexia can potentially be traced back to a malfunction of the medial geniculate body in the thalamus.

Neuroscience

·July 18, 2012·3 min read

Do Dolphins Think Nonlinearly?

Dolphins blow bubble nets around schools of fish to help in hunting. Researchers may use the dolphin tactics to help make man-made sonar to detect targets such as mines in bubbly water.

Neurology

·December 21, 2011·1 min read