Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·June 23, 2020·4 min readThe human brain tracks speech more closely in time than other soundsResearch suggests a time-locked encoding mechanism may have evolved for speech processing in humans. The processing mechanism appears to be tuned to the native language as a result of extensive exposure to the language environment during early development.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 22, 2018·5 min readSubtle Hearing Loss While Young Alters Brain FunctionResearchers report subtle hearing loss during youth may pave the way to developing dementia later in life. The study reveals those with subtle hearing loss have altered activity in the right frontal cortex.Read More
