FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 4, 2022·5 min readLink Between Parkinson’s Gene and Vocal Issues Could Lead To Earlier DiagnosisA specific Parkinson's related gene could be a driver behind vocal production problems associated with the disease. The findings could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·October 27, 2021·3 min readTo Baby Brains, Language Is Language, Whether Signed or SpokenEarly exposure to language, whether it's vocalized or sign language, assists with normal brain development in children, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 21, 2021·11 min readBat Study Reveals Secrets of the Social BrainWireless neural recordings of freely interacting bats provides new insight into how the brain processes group communication.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·May 30, 2021·5 min readMouse Pups’ Cries Give Clues About AutismMouse pups with the autism-associated 16p11.2 deletion can not able to correctly perform a specific vocalization pattern to call for their mother when separated from her in the same way those without the deletion can, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 21, 2019·4 min readPet Owners More Sensitive to Emotion in Animal CommunicationStudy reports dogs communicate distress more effectively via vocalizations than cats. Owning a pet makes you more sensitive to the negative vocalizations of both cats and dogs.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·May 15, 2019·5 min readCoherent? Voice disorders significantly affect listeners, tooResearchers investigate new strategies to help listeners better understand those with voice disorders.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 15, 2019·2 min readScientists suss out the secrets of human screamsWhile screams contain certain shared acoustic factors, such as pitch and roughness, they differ in terms of emotional context.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 27, 2019·3 min readMother’s Behavioral Corrections Tune Infant’s Brain to Angry ToneA new study reports babies' brains are sensitive to different emotional tones they hear in voices. Researchers suggest maternal interactions may help to shape the same brain region adults use for emotional processing.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 9, 2018·3 min readFrom the Mouths of Babes: Infants Enjoy Hearing From Their PeersAccording to researchers, infants prefer the sounds of other babies over the voices of adults. Researchers found 5 month old babies spend 40% longer listening to sounds of other babies than adult vocalizations of the same sounds.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 8, 2017·3 min readShedding Light on the Voices in Our HeadsA new study reports the brain considers our internal voice to be the same as speaking our thoughts aloud. The findings could have important implications for understanding auditory hallucinations in Schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 11, 2017·3 min readBaboon Vocalizations Contain Five Vowel-Like Sounds Comparable to Those of Human SpeechMuch like humans, baboons use several vowel like sounds to communicate, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 10, 2016·3 min readMice Sing Like Jet Engines to Find a MateTo find a mate, mice use unique high frequency sounds using a mechanism that has only previously been observed in supersonic jet engines, a new study reports.Read More