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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·September 29, 2025·3 min read

Walking Tunes the Brain to Sounds, Sharpens Auditory Awareness

A new study shows that walking enhances how the brain processes auditory information, sharpening responses compared to standing still. When participants walked in a figure-eight path, their brains responded more strongly to sounds, and turning direction influenced whether responses were enhanced or suppressed in each ear.

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·September 24, 2025·5 min read

Hearing Trouble in Crowds Linked to IQ, Not Ears

New research challenges the assumption that difficulty hearing in noisy places is always linked to hearing loss. Instead, the study found that cognitive ability is strongly tied to how well people process speech amid background chatter.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·September 18, 2025·6 min read

Speeding Up Speech Doesn’t Speed Up Brain Processing

New research shows that when people listen to speech at different speeds, the auditory cortex does not adjust its timing but instead processes sound in a fixed time window. This discovery challenges the long-standing idea that the brain flexibly adapts its processing pace to match speech rhythms.

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·July 15, 2025·5 min read

Playing Music Helps Older Brains Stay Sharp

Long-term musical training may help older adults maintain youthful brain patterns and better speech perception in noisy environments, according to new research. Scientists found that older musicians showed more efficient brain connectivity and better performance than non-musicians of the same age.

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·June 9, 2025·4 min read

Why Some People Hear Better in Noise Than Others

A large-scale international study has confirmed that the ability to detect background sounds varies significantly from person to person and depends on the preceding noise. By replicating a 10-year-old study with 149 participants across 25 labs in 10 countries, researchers found consistent results supporting the original findings.

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·May 13, 2025·8 min read

Can Hearing Aids Ease Loneliness? New Study Says Yes

A new study shows that providing hearing aids and personalized audiology care helps older adults maintain social connections, reducing feelings of loneliness over time. Participants who received hearing interventions retained more diverse and meaningful relationships than those given only general healthy aging guidance.

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·April 27, 2025·4 min read

Tracing the Origins of Hearing

Researchers have developed a genetic "barcoding" method to trace how stem cells in embryos become neurons and inner ear cells. By labeling early stem cells in mice, the team followed their development and mapped the formation of the inner ear.

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·January 14, 2025·4 min read

Brain Merges Sight and Sound to Understand Speech in Noisy Settings

Researchers are investigating how the brain combines visual and auditory cues to improve speech comprehension in noisy environments. The study focuses on how visual information, like lip movements, enhances the brain's ability to differentiate similar sounds, such as "F" and "S."

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·January 10, 2025·5 min read

New Neuron Types Discovered in Brainstem’s Sound Processing Center

Researchers have identified and mapped diverse cell types in the cochlear nucleus, the brainstem region responsible for processing sound. Using advanced molecular techniques, they uncovered distinct and newly identified cell types that process specific sound features, such as sharp noises or pitch changes.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·October 6, 2024·3 min read

Hearing Loss Disrupts Speech Coordination

A recent study reveals that hearing plays a vital role in coordinating speech movements. Researchers found that when individuals briefly couldn't hear their own speech, their ability to control their jaw and tongue movements declined.

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·July 11, 2024·5 min read

Brain Region Helps Tune Our Hearing to Focus on Important Sounds

A new study uncovers how the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) aids the auditory cortex in adapting to different hearing contexts. Researchers found that the OFC sends signals to the auditory cortex to help switch between passive and active listening. This discovery enhances our understanding of how the brain filters and reacts to sounds, with implications for treating neurodevelopmental disorders. The findings highlight the OFC's crucial role in managing auditory attention.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·June 28, 2024·5 min read

Supranormal Hearing Achieved by Boosting Ear Synapses

Researchers have enhanced auditory processing in young mice by increasing inner ear synapses using neurotrophin-3. This study supports the hypothesis that synapse density impacts hidden hearing loss in humans. The findings could lead to new treatments for hearing disorders by preserving or regenerating synapses. The study reveals that boosting synapses not only improves hearing but also enhances auditory information processing.

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hearing

Walking Tunes the Brain to Sounds, Sharpens Auditory Awareness

Hearing Trouble in Crowds Linked to IQ, Not Ears

Speeding Up Speech Doesn’t Speed Up Brain Processing

Playing Music Helps Older Brains Stay Sharp

Why Some People Hear Better in Noise Than Others

Can Hearing Aids Ease Loneliness? New Study Says Yes

Tracing the Origins of Hearing

Brain Merges Sight and Sound to Understand Speech in Noisy Settings

New Neuron Types Discovered in Brainstem’s Sound Processing Center

Hearing Loss Disrupts Speech Coordination

Brain Region Helps Tune Our Hearing to Focus on Important Sounds

Supranormal Hearing Achieved by Boosting Ear Synapses

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