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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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·July 11, 2022·4 min read

Newborns Develop Language Skills Within Hours of Birth

Within hours of birth, newborns begin to distinguish between sounds and become sensitive to language information.

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·July 7, 2022·4 min read

How Sound Reduces Pain in Mice

Researchers have identified a network between the auditory cortex and thalamus that appears to blunt pain when an animal is exposed to specific sounds or noises.

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·June 28, 2022·7 min read

Researchers Develop Word-Score Model Capable of Estimating Hidden Hearing Loss

A newly developed word-score model is capable of estimating hidden hearing loss and the effectiveness of hearing loss interventions.

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·June 23, 2022·4 min read

Dysfunctional Gene Leads to Potentially Treatable Hearing Loss

Researchers identified three different MINAR2 genetic mutations that were responsible for deafness in 13 people from four different families.

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·June 18, 2022·3 min read

Human Echolocators Can Better Locate Targets From Sideways Rather Than Straight Ahead

Humans who use echolocation have better acuity in localizing a target from 45 degrees to the side compared to directly ahead at 0 degrees.

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·June 11, 2022·4 min read

Older Adults May Be Better at Listening in Noisy Social Settings Than Has Long Been Thought

Older adults may have better listening skills in busy social settings than previously believed, researchers say.

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·June 4, 2022·4 min read

AI Learns Coral Reef ‘Song’

A new artificial intelligence algorithm trained using the soundscapes of both healthy and degraded reefs can determine reef health 92% of the time.

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·May 26, 2022·8 min read

Early Sound Exposure in the Womb Shapes the Auditory System

Muffled sounds experienced in the womb prime the brain’s ability to interpret some sounds and may be key for auditory development.

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·May 16, 2022·3 min read

Hope for Treatments Against Hearing Loss as 10 Genes Identified

Researchers have identified ten novel genes and changes in the stria vascularis that appear to be associated with age-related hearing loss.

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·May 5, 2022·4 min read

New Tool to Create Hearing Cells Lost in Aging

Researchers have identified a master gene that programs ear hair cells into either inner or outer cells. The discovery could lead to new treatments to restore hearing loss associated with aging, noise exposure, or as an adverse reaction to medical therapies.