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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·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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·January 8, 2025·6 min read

How Brains Filter Sensory Noise to Make Better Decisions

A new study reveals how electrical synapses help animals, including worms, filter sensory inputs and make context-appropriate decisions. Researchers found that these synapses, mediated by the protein INX-1, connect specific neurons in worms, dampening irrelevant signals and prioritizing essential ones.

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·December 30, 2024·5 min read

Human Thought Lags Behind Sensory Speed

A new study reveals that humans think at a rate of 10 bits per second, while sensory systems process a billion bits per second—100 million times faster. This highlights a paradox: why does the brain process thoughts so slowly when sensory input is so vast?

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·May 9, 2024·4 min read

Key Brain Region Implicated in Autism Sensory Issues

Researchers identified the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) as a crucial area linked to sensory hypersensitivity in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This sensory hypersensitivity, affecting about 90% of individuals with autism, leads to abnormal responses to stimuli like sound and light, complicating daily activities and social interactions.

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·February 5, 2024·4 min read

Fruit Flies’ Sensory Evolution: A Whiff of Genetic Secrets

Researchers mapped the sensory evolution of fruit flies, revealing how genetic variations enable them to adapt their sense of smell and taste to diverse environments. The team discovered that while most genes remain stable across generations, a significant number have evolved, leading to unique olfactory experiences among different fly species.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·February 16, 2023·4 min read

Sensory Signals Are Integrated Differently, Underrepresented by Neurons in Autism

Environmental sensory signals are integrated differently in those with Fragile X syndrome, causing them to be underrepresented by cortical pyramidal neurons.

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·February 2, 2023·4 min read

New Clues to Sensory Brain Disorders

Researchers have identified two distinct processes that are triggered in the brain when a person is exposed to prolonged or repeated sensory input.

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·November 29, 2022·5 min read

Brain Cells Use a ‘Telephone Trick’ to Report What They See

Single neurons conveying visual information about two separate objects in line of sight do so by alternating signals about one object or the other. However, when the two objects overlap, brain cells detect them as a single entity.

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·October 13, 2022·6 min read

High-Sugar Diet Decreases Ability to Sense Sweetness in Rats

In rats, high-sugar diets lower the ability of the taste system to sense sweetness. However, curbing high sugar in the diet allowed sensitivity to sweetness to return.

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·September 27, 2022·4 min read

What Brings Our Senses and Thoughts Together?

Study reveals the role the neocortex plays in our ability to think, recall events, and make decisions.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·September 22, 2022·4 min read

The Prose of Dr. Seuss Shines a Light on How the Brain Processes Speech

Using the Dr. Seuss classic, The Lorax, researchers shed new light on how the brain engages during complex audiovisual speech perception. The findings reveal how the brain utilizes a complex network of brain regions involved in sensory processing, multisensory integration, and cognitive functions to comprehend a story's context.

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Featured Neuroscience

·September 3, 2022·8 min read

How the Brain Processes Sensory Information From Internal Organs

A new mouse study provides clues as to how the brain processes sensory information from internal organs, revealing feedback from organs activates different clusters of neurons in the brain stem.

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sensory processing

Brain Merges Sight and Sound to Understand Speech in Noisy Settings

How Brains Filter Sensory Noise to Make Better Decisions

Human Thought Lags Behind Sensory Speed

Key Brain Region Implicated in Autism Sensory Issues

Fruit Flies’ Sensory Evolution: A Whiff of Genetic Secrets

Sensory Signals Are Integrated Differently, Underrepresented by Neurons in Autism

New Clues to Sensory Brain Disorders

Brain Cells Use a ‘Telephone Trick’ to Report What They See

High-Sugar Diet Decreases Ability to Sense Sweetness in Rats

What Brings Our Senses and Thoughts Together?

The Prose of Dr. Seuss Shines a Light on How the Brain Processes Speech

How the Brain Processes Sensory Information From Internal Organs

Maternal Diet Influences ADHD and Autism Risk

Brain Changes From Early-Life Stress May Be Reversible

Study Links Spite to Conspiracy Theory Beliefs

Sleep Brain Waves Linked to Consciousness in Coma

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