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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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·June 29, 2017·5 min read

Key Mechanism Behind Some Forms of Deafness Identified

Researchers have identified a new protein, CIB2, that is key to helping the auditory system to turn soundwaves into meaningful brain signals. Mutations of this gene leave people unable to convert the soundwaves into signals that the brain can interpret, and are deaf.

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·June 27, 2017·5 min read

Taking Photos Boost Visual Memories, But Impairs Auditory Memory

According to researchers, taking a photo can help us to better recall visual memories, but can impair non-visual aspects, such as auditory details.

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·June 25, 2017·3 min read

Exploring the Potential of Human Echolocation

A new study considers how echolocation can benefit visually impaired people to navigate safely through the environment.

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·June 20, 2017·5 min read

Human Voices Are Unique, But We’re Not That Good at Recognizing Them

When it comes to recognizing different human voices, people often have a very hard time, researchers report.

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·June 6, 2017·5 min read

Can You Hear Me Now?

Researchers solve a long standing mystery of the neural mechanism behind the Lombard effect.

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·May 31, 2017·5 min read

Human Brain Tunes in to Visual Rhythms in Sign Language

A sign language study helps researchers better understand how the brain processes language.

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·May 30, 2017·4 min read

Auditory Processing: Where Microseconds Matter

Researchers identify a mechanism that allows mammals to perceive minimal differences in timing of signal reception in order to localize sounds.

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·April 28, 2017·3 min read

Expert Unravels Disease That Took the Hearing of World-Famous Painter

Researchers propose Francisco Goya may have suffered from Susac's syndrome, a rare autoimmune disease that robbed him of his hearing.

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·April 21, 2017·4 min read

Speech Comprehension Improves With a Slight Auditory Delay For Some

Researchers report a potential benefit in delaying the time between audio and visual signals in improving speech comprehension.

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·April 18, 2017·5 min read

Hearing Tests Miss Common Form of Hearing Loss

Researchers report many hearing tests fail to pick up a common form of inner ear damage that leads to hearing loss.

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·April 11, 2017·5 min read

Success of Sensory Cell Regeneration Raises Hope for Hearing Restoration

By manipulating two genes, researchers have been able to regenerate immature auditory hair cells.

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·April 7, 2017·2 min read

Study Aims to See How Children with Cochlear Implants Learn Words

A new study aims to discover how children with cochlear implants learn new words differently from children with normal hearing.

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