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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·September 24, 2022·4 min read

New Research Throws Doubt on Old Ideas of How Hearing Works

A new study casts old theories about hearing into doubt. Researchers found many cells in the inner ear react simultaneously to low-frequency sounds. This makes it easier for us to hear low-frequency sounds as the brain is able to receive input from many sensory cells at the same time.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·June 21, 2021·2 min read

Listening to Mix of Sounds and Silence Preserves Temporal Sound Processing in Mice

Temporal sound processing can be maintained in mouse models of congenital hearing loss with exposure to broadband sounds embedded with pauses, a new study reports.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·May 8, 2018·4 min read

Simple Treatment May Minimize Hearing Loss Triggered by Loud Noise

Researchers have identified the mechanisms behind how noise induced hearing loss occurs and have shown a simple injection to the middle ear may help to preserve hearing following exposure to loud blast noises.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·November 22, 2017·5 min read

Pitch Imperfect? How the Brain Decodes Pitch May Improve Cochlear Implants

A new study provides further evidence of the place code theory of pitch perception and may help with the development of better cochlear implants.

Image shows a woman taking a hearing test.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 18, 2017·5 min read

Hearing Tests Miss Common Form of Hearing Loss

Researchers report many hearing tests fail to pick up a common form of inner ear damage that leads to hearing loss.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 11, 2017·5 min read

Success of Sensory Cell Regeneration Raises Hope for Hearing Restoration

By manipulating two genes, researchers have been able to regenerate immature auditory hair cells.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·February 6, 2017·7 min read

Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Deaf Mice…Down to a Whisper

Researchers use gene therapy to help restore hearing in mice down to the equivalent of being able to hear a whisper.

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·September 12, 2016·4 min read

Evidence of Hidden Hearing Loss in College Aged People

Researchers link symptoms of difficulty in understanding speech in noisy environments with hidden hearing loss in college aged people.

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Featured Neurology

·November 9, 2015·4 min read

Nerve Cells Warn Brain of Damage to the Inner Ear

According to a new study, some inner ear nerve cells can signal tissue damage to the brain.

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Featured Genetics

·July 13, 2015·5 min read

Restoring Hearing in Mice With Gene Therapy

Findings could eventually lead to new treatment options for restoring hearing in humans.