Mild-to-moderate hearing loss in children leads to changes in how brain processes sound
The brain activity response to sound in older children with hearing loss was lower than their peers with normal hearing.... Read More...
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Brain imaging shows how nonverbal children with autism have slower response to sounds
Nonverbal children on the autism spectrum have a slower response to auditory stimulation. The longer response times were associated with poor communication skills. Brain imaging of the auditory cortex could serve as a biomarker for measuring the likelihood of language impairment in those with ASD.... Read More...
How our brain filters sounds
The brain adjusts the attention it gives to identical sounds the moment they are perceived in the brainstem.... Read More...
Music Training Changes Children’s Brain Structure and Boosts Decision Making Network
In as little as two years of learning, music can change the structure of the brain's white matter and boost networks implicated in decision making in children, USC researchers report.... Read More...
Music in the Brain
Researchers have identified a neural population in the auditory cortex that responds selectively to sounds categorized as music.... Read More...
Mustached Bats Use Both Sides of Brain to Process Sounds
A new study reports mustached bats use both sides of their brains to process different aspects of sounds.... Read More...
In One Ear and Out the Other
Researchers report when it comes to memory, we don't remember things we hear as well as things we see.... Read More...
A Short Stay in Darkness May Heal Hearing Woes
Researchers find simulated blindness in adult mice sharpens the animal's hearing.... Read More...