Researchers have identified a mechanism that may explain what is commonly known as the Mozart Effect, where sound input is linked to developing cognitive function.
As we imagine music in our heads, our auditory cortex and other brain regions process auditory information in the same way as if we are really listening to sounds, a new study reports.
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Hearing ascending sounds causes people to estimate the length of their fingers to be longer than when they hear a descending or constant sound, report UCL researchers.
New system does not require costly hand-annotated data during training.
A new study reports as auditory neurons become more familiar with a sound environment, they speed up their adaption to the noisiness of that environment.
People who suffer from synethesia are also more sensitive to the association between the sound of words and visual shapes, researchers report.
According to researchers, socially meaningful sounds can change the ear, making it easier to detect those sounds.
A new study reports on bow certain brain cells compute the length of sounds and are able to detect shorter noises.
According to researchers, the brain uses 'older' brain systems to process emotions expressed through vocalizations.
A new neuroimaging study illuminates how room acoustics can influence emotion.
A new study reports conditions which are extremely noisy can alter taste perception for sweet and umami flavors.
A new study documents the transformation of information in a the auditory system of rats.
