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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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·September 13, 2023·7 min read

New Auditory Pathway Map Offers Hope for Profound Hearing Loss

Researchers have pioneered a non-invasive technique to map the human auditory pathway, crucial for determining the optimal surgical treatment for profound hearing loss. The method is designed to aid early interventions, ensuring the auditory-language network develops properly, enhancing long-term outcomes.

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·August 24, 2023·4 min read

Unlocking Sound: Common Supplement Might Combat Age-Related Hearing Loss

Researchers discovered a link between age-related hearing loss and decreased cholesterol in the inner ear. This cholesterol reduction affects the outer hair cells (OHCs), which are essential for amplifying sounds.

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·August 23, 2023·2 min read

Deafness and Social Cues: It’s Environment, Not Brain Circuitry

Recent findings reveal an important insight into the social struggles of deaf individuals: it's the environment, not their brains, that poses challenges. This research debunked the myth that hearing impairment alters the brain's social circuits.

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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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·August 11, 2023·4 min read

Hearing Loss Reversed Using Gene Therapy

Researchers made a breakthrough in reversing hearing loss in mice. By targeting the inactive Spns2 gene and activating it using a specific enzyme, the team successfully restored the mice's hearing in low and middle frequency ranges.

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·July 11, 2023·4 min read

Echoes of Absence: Study Suggests We Can ‘Hear’ Silence

A novel study suggests that silence can indeed be 'heard.' Philosophers and psychologists, using auditory illusions, demonstrated how silence distorts our perception of time, much like sounds do.

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·July 10, 2023·5 min read

Unlocking Auditory Resilience: How Our Hearing Cells Self-Repair

A new study could change our understanding of hearing loss prevention and treatment. Researchers found that the 'hair cells' in our inner ear, crucial for hearing and balance, can repair themselves after suffering from damage.

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·July 5, 2023·4 min read

Ear’s Mystery Signal Can Inform Brain About Auditory Health

A new study sheds light on the role of a long-puzzling cochlear signal, indicating it could inform the brain about the ear's health status. This research provides important insights into understanding the mechanisms of noise-induced hearing damage.

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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.

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·June 6, 2023·4 min read

How the Brain Decodes Speech in Noisy Rooms

Researchers discovered the brain decodes speech differently in noisy environments depending on the speech's volume and our focus on it. Their study, leveraging neural recordings and computer models, demonstrates that when struggling to follow a conversation amidst louder voices, our brain encodes phonetic information distinctly from when the voice is easily heard. This could be pivotal in enhancing hearing aids that isolate attended speech.

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·May 27, 2023·3 min read

Gene Therapy Reverses Age-Related Hearing Loss

Researchers successfully demonstrated the efficacy of adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors in reversing genetic hearing loss in aged animal models. The scientists developed a mature mouse model with a mutation similar to the human TMPRSS3 gene defect, which typically results in progressive hearing loss.

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·May 19, 2023·5 min read

Left-Side Bias: Brain Responds Strongly to Positive Sounds from Left

Positive human vocalizations, like laughter, coming from the listener's left side trigger stronger activity in the brain's auditory cortex. Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to monitor the brain's response to different types of sounds from varying directions in right-handed participants.