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Auditory Neuroscience news articles cover science research into hearing, processing sound, auditory cortex, understanding speech, hearing disorders, cochlear implants, language, functions of the ears, deafness, auditory hallucinations, and how brains and nervous systems in general respond to sounds.

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·August 22, 2023·4 min read

Fine-Tuning Music for the Ears of the Hard-of-Hearing

A recent study highlighted the different music mix preferences of those with hearing loss. Researchers found that hard-of-hearing listeners favored louder vocals and clearer, high-frequency sounds.

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·October 6, 2024·3 min read

Hearing Loss Disrupts Speech Coordination

A recent study reveals that hearing plays a vital role in coordinating speech movements. Researchers found that when individuals briefly couldn't hear their own speech, their ability to control their jaw and tongue movements declined.

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·August 29, 2018·4 min read

Teens Have a Hard Time Reading One Another’s Tones of Voice

A new study reports teenagers have a more difficult time discerning the emotional vocal tones of their peers. The results, researchers suggest, show teens have not reached a level of maturity in either ability to identify or express vocal emotions.

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·April 27, 2022·7 min read

Speech or Song? Identifying How the Brain Perceives Music

New research explores the different ways in which the brain distinguishes between music and speech.

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·August 31, 2021·6 min read

Why Can’t We Identify Music Notes as Well as Colors? Pitch Perfect Study Provides Answers

Frequency follow response (FFR) is a strong predictor of a person's ability to recognize and name musical notes, and may be an accurate metric for understanding a person's ability to recognize sounds. FFR may not be a fixed trait and can be improved over time.

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·January 14, 2025·4 min read

Brain Merges Sight and Sound to Understand Speech in Noisy Settings

Researchers are investigating how the brain combines visual and auditory cues to improve speech comprehension in noisy environments. The study focuses on how visual information, like lip movements, enhances the brain's ability to differentiate similar sounds, such as "F" and "S."

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·August 16, 2024·5 min read

Pitch Perfect: Singing Earworms Reveals Surprising Trait

Researchers discovered that nearly 45% of people sing earworms in perfect pitch, suggesting a hidden "perfect pitch" ability in the general population. Even without formal musical training, participants accurately recalled the pitch of familiar songs, challenging common perceptions about musical abilities. This finding highlights the brain's remarkable capacity to store precise musical memories and suggests that many people may have untapped musical potential.

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·January 19, 2017·4 min read

Synesthesia ‘Hearing-Motion’ Phenomenon More Common Than Previously Thought

Researchers discover that as many as one in five of us may 'hear' flashes of light.

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·December 21, 2023·3 min read

Binaural Beats Boost Language Skills

Researchers conducted a new study exploring the effects of binaural beats (BB) on language comprehension. This study used electroencephalography (EEG) to examine how BB stimulation at beta and gamma frequencies impacts sentence comprehension.

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·September 12, 2016·4 min read

Evidence of Hidden Hearing Loss in College Aged People

Researchers link symptoms of difficulty in understanding speech in noisy environments with hidden hearing loss in college aged people.

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·June 21, 2023·5 min read

Low-Level Laser Therapy Effective for Tinnitus Treatment

In the hunt for effective treatments for tinnitus, a debilitating condition affecting approximately 750 million people worldwide, researchers found that low-level laser therapy outshines other therapies. The study demonstrated superior outcomes from laser acupuncture alone and transmeatal low-power laser stimulation.