Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·December 12, 2016·6 min readHow Hearing Loss Can Change the Way Nerve Cells Are WiredA new study reports short term hearing loss can lead to changes in the auditory system, forcing neurons to alter their shape and behavior.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·December 4, 2016·3 min readHearing ‘Meaningful’ Sounds Decreases Performance on Cognitive TasksSummary: Meaningful noises such as speech and music, have a positive effect when people embark on cognitive tasks, a new...Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·December 4, 2016·3 min readHow Do Musician’s Brains Work While They Play?A new study looks at how professional musicians prioritize sight and sound when learning a new song or piece of music.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·December 3, 2016·4 min readHearing Deficits in Schizophrenia Tied to Specific Brain ReceptorDysfunctional NMDA brain receptors appear to be responsible for common hearing problems in people with schizophrenia, researchers report.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedPsychology·December 2, 2016·4 min readHow Do Children Hear Anger?Researchers use neuroimaging technology and acoustical analysis to better understand how kids process emotion in speech.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 26, 2016·3 min readHow Neurons Have Meta Adapted to Cope With Our Rowdy WorldA new study reports as auditory neurons become more familiar with a sound environment, they speed up their adaption to the noisiness of that environment.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 17, 2016·3 min readHow Do the Brains of People Who Don’t Like Music Work?Researchers explain the neural mechanisms behind a person's lack of sensitivity to music.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 27, 2016·5 min readEar Ossicles of Modern Humans and Neanderthal Had Different Shape but Similar FunctionFindings could shed new light on the emergence of human spoken language.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 12, 2016·4 min readEvidence of Hidden Hearing Loss in College Aged PeopleResearchers link symptoms of difficulty in understanding speech in noisy environments with hidden hearing loss in college aged people.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·September 12, 2016·7 min readMapping Auditory Brain Cells for Maximum Hearing PrecisionResearchers have identified the specific synaptic and post-synaptic characteristics that allow auditory neurons to compute with temporal precision.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 1, 2016·7 min readWhen Silencing Phantom Noises is a Matter of ScienceResearchers believe they have identified a potentially protective gene against tinnitus.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·April 25, 2016·4 min readSocially Meaningful Sounds Can Improve HearingAccording to researchers, socially meaningful sounds can change the ear, making it easier to detect those sounds.Read More
