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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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·March 30, 2017·4 min read

How The Sounds of Nature Help Us to Relax

Listening to the sounds of nature creates an outward directed focus of attention, helping us to relax, a new study reports.

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·March 27, 2017·4 min read

Improving Memory With Magnets

A new study reveals people showed improvements in auditory memory when transcranial magnetic stimulation was applied.

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·March 25, 2017·7 min read

Astrocytes Keep Time For Brain and Behavior

A new study reveals astrocytes play an surprisingly important role in the body's circadian clock.

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·March 15, 2017·6 min read

The Way The Brain Processes Speech Could Serve as a Predictor of Early Dementia

Noticeable communication problems may be an early sign of mild cognitive impairment, a new study reports.

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·February 27, 2017·3 min read

If You Get the Chills From Music, You May Have a Unique Brain

People who physically respond to music with chills have stronger fiber connections between the auditory cortex and emotional processing areas in the brain.

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·February 18, 2017·4 min read

Second Cause of Hidden Hearing Loss Identified

Researchers reveal an unexpected cause for hidden hearing loss.

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·February 8, 2017·3 min read

Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll Chemistry in the Brain

Using a drug used to help treat addiction, researcher report exposing people to their favorite songs no longer elicit feelings of pleasure.

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·February 6, 2017·4 min read

Sign Language Users Have Better Reaction Times and Peripheral Vision

Researchers report those who use sign language have better peripheral vision and faster reaction times.

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·February 6, 2017·7 min read

Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Deaf Mice…Down to a Whisper

Researchers use gene therapy to help restore hearing in mice down to the equivalent of being able to hear a whisper.

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·February 3, 2017·6 min read

Wired For Sound: Enraging Noises Caused By Brain Connection Overdrive

While many of us find the sound of a person chewing or breathing heavily annoying, for those with misophonia, such noises are unbearable. Researchers have identified the neural networks and brain changes associated with the disorder.

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·January 30, 2017·4 min read

Pop! Goes the Hearing

A new study reports popping balloons can be louder than a high power shot gun going off next to someone's head and the noise could lead to permanent hearing loss.