How the brain distinguishes between voice and sound
The brain adapts to a person's listening intentions by focusing on either a speaker's voice or the speech sounds being made.... Read More...
auditory neuroscience
Wearing hearing aid may help protect brain in later life
Wearing a hearing aid for age-related hearing loss may help to protect the brain against dementia, a new study finds. Researchers report those who wore hearing aids maintained better brain function over time than those who did not.... Read More...
Brain-computer interfacing technology uses music to make people happy
A new brain-machine interface technology can enhance emotional interaction with music. ... Read More...
How noise and age affect brain’s sound processing
Noise-induced hearing loss and hearing loss due to aging have different effects on sound processing in the brain. Researchers suggest each type of hearing loss should have its own specific treatment.... Read More...
Music helps develop spoken language for the hearing impaired
Music may help children with hearing impairments to develop spoken language skills. ... Read More...
Unraveling mechanisms of speech processing in the brain
Mouse models reveal different specializations between the left and right auditory cortex. Researchers identified differences in the wiring diagrams between the sides of the cortex that may explain their specific roles in speech processing.... Read More...
Upbeat music can sweeten tough exercise
Listening to upbeat music while embarking on high-intensity exercise boost feelings of pleasure and motivation, even in those who are adverse to exercise.... Read More...
Reducing brain inflammation could treat tinnitus and other hearing loss-related disorders
Rodent study reveals noise-induced hearing loss is associated with elevated expression of proinflammatory cytokines and microglia activation in the primary auditory cortex. Pharmacologically depleting microglia helps prevent tinnitus in mice with noise-induced hearing loss.... Read More...
Hearing through your fingers: Device that converts speech
A newly developed audio-to-tactile sensory substitution device provides immediate and robust improvements in speech recognition without prior training for those with hearing impairments. ... Read More...
‘Implicit measures’ better assess vocabulary for those with autism than standard tests
Eye tracking and EEG may help to assess vocabulary knowledge in those on the autism spectrum. ... Read More...
Coherent? Voice disorders significantly affect listeners, too
Researchers investigate new strategies to help listeners better understand those with voice disorders.... Read More...
Experimental brain-controlled hearing aid decodes, identifies who you want to hear
A new auditory attention decoding device allows people to selectively hear specific people in crowded environments.... Read More...