Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2017·4 min readSpeech Comprehension Improves With a Slight Auditory Delay For SomeResearchers report a potential benefit in delaying the time between audio and visual signals in improving speech comprehension.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 15, 2017·6 min readThe Way The Brain Processes Speech Could Serve as a Predictor of Early DementiaNoticeable communication problems may be an early sign of mild cognitive impairment, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 2, 2017·4 min readThe Music In Our SpeechResearchers embark on a study into the brain structures that process speech and music, and finds commonalities.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 20, 2017·6 min readHow the Brain Helps Us Understand Spoken Words in Noisy SettingsResearchers have discovered a mechanism the brain uses to help compensate when noise obscures speech sounds.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 17, 2017·5 min readWhether Our Speech is Fast Or Slow, We Say About the SameWe end up conveying information at about the same rate, regardless of whether we speak slowly or fast, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 4, 2017·4 min readStuttering Linked to Reduced Blood Flow in Brain Area Associated With LanguageCerebral blood flow is reduced in the Broca's area of people who stutter, researchers report. Additionally, the more severely a person stutters, the less blood flows to this area of the brain.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 22, 2016·6 min readHow the Brain Helps Us Understand Spoken Words in Noisy SettingsA new study identifies a neural mechanism that allows the brain to compensate for speech sounds when they are obscured by noise.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 20, 2016·6 min readPop-Outs: How the Brain Extracts Meaning From NoiseAuditory cortex neurons are able to pick out aspects of sounds associated with language, even in a 'noisy environment'.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 12, 2016·5 min readMacaques Have the Anatomy, But Not the Brain, For Human SpeechAccording to researchers, macaques have the vocal anatomy to speak like humans, but lack the neural circuitry to do it.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 2, 2016·6 min readComputer Learns to Recognize Sounds By Watching VideoNew system does not require costly hand-annotated data during training.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 15, 2016·5 min readGenes for Speech May Not Be Limited to HumansResearchers investigate the effect of a genetic mutation of the FOXP2 gene on the vocalization patterns of adult male mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 15, 2016·4 min readHearing With Your Eyes: A Western Style of Speech PerceptionWhile Western people tend to look at lip movement when communicating, a new study reports Japanese people are less influenced by looking at the mouth when communicating.Read More