As we move into 2026, our constant exposure to digital noise, especially from "always-on" earbuds and high-volume media, is ...

The brain can reorganize itself in the face of a traumatic injury or a sensory disability. For example, in deaf mammals, the auditory processing neurons of the brain may be rewired to handle other ...

Increasing the expression of a protein responsible for maintaining neuron health led to better-than-normal processing of auditory information, according to a new study. The findings open the door to ...

A new randomized clinical trial has revealed that just 24 minutes of listening to specially designed music paired with ...

Research by Bucknell University Professor Andrea Halpern, psychology, proves you don't have to be a musician to imagine music. Question: What do you mean when you say, "auditory imagery"? How does the ...

Exposure to continuous white noise sabotages the development of the auditory region of the brain, which may ultimately impair hearing and language acquisition, according to researchers from the ...

You might have heard of the cochlear implant. It’s an electronic device also referred to as a neuroprosthesis, serving as a bionic replacement for the human ear. These implants have brought an ...

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