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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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·October 26, 2021·3 min read

To Better Understand Speech, Focus On Who Is Talking

Matching the location of a face to the speech sounds a person is producing significantly increases our ability to understand them, especially in noisy environments.

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·October 5, 2021·4 min read

Psilocybin Affects Perception of Music

Psilocybin, a natural psychoactive compound currently being considered for the treatment of depression, alters people's emotional states while listening to music. While listening to music, those who used psilocybin reported enhanced emotional processing. Researchers say combining music with psychedelic therapy may have positive benefits for those suffering from depression.

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·October 1, 2021·6 min read

Understanding Hearing Loss From Noise Damage Through Gene Expression Changes

Researchers have created an atlas representing changes in the levels of RNA made in different cell types in the ear following noise-induced hearing loss. They also discovered certain FDA-approved medications for diabetes and other disorders may protect against noise-related hearing loss.

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·September 13, 2021·6 min read

Your Brain Learns to Steer Your Attention Away From Disturbing Sounds

Researchers shed light on how the brain responds to unexpected sounds.

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·August 31, 2021·3 min read

Voices of Reason? Study Links Acoustic Correlations and Gender to Vocal Appeal

Study explores the interactions between articulatory precision and gender to gauge vocal attractiveness.

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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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·August 30, 2021·5 min read

Struggling to Learn a New Language? Blame It on Your Stable Brain

A new study may answer why it is so difficult for us to learn a second language as we enter adulthood.

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·August 19, 2021·4 min read

Rattlesnake Rattles Trick Human Ears

As potential threats approach, rattlesnakes increase the rate of rattling. The switch to a high-frequency mode makes people think the snake is closer to them than it actually is.

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·August 18, 2021·5 min read

Sounds and Words Are Processed Separately and Simultaneously in the Brain

Auditory and speech processing occurs in parallel in the brain, researchers report. The findings contradict the belief that the brain processes auditory information before transferring it into linguistic information.

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·August 16, 2021·4 min read

How (And Where) The Brain Analyzes Math and Language Spoken Simultaneously

Study reveals how the brain analyzes different types of speech which may be linked to how we comprehend sentences and calculate mathematical equations.

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·August 3, 2021·3 min read

Simlish Is Less Distracting Than English in Background Music During a Conversation

Background music in Simlish, an unintelligible language used in the popular game The Sims, allow people to better listen to and understand each other than when the songs are in English, researchers say.

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·August 2, 2021·3 min read

Learning Foreign Languages Can Affect the Processing of Music in the Brain

Learning a new language can affect musical processing in children, researchers report. Findings support the theory that musical and linguistic functions are closely linked in the developing brain.