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'Smart Stethoscope' Advance in Monitoring Treatment of Kidney Stones
December 12, 2012 — A new listening device is being used to monitor the effectiveness of the treatment of kidney stones -- saving patients unnecessary repeat therapy and x-ray monitoring. The new 'Smart stethoscope' is ... > full story -
Novel Laser Technique Reveals How the Inner Ear Amplifies Sound
December 11, 2012 — Researchers have described how the ear amplifies incoming sound using an innovative laser ... > full story -
Earphones, Music Players on Kids' Holiday Gift Lists? Add a Hearing Screening
December 10, 2012 — Parents are loud and clear: they overwhelmingly support required hearing screenings for kids all the way to age 17, according to a new ... > full story -
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Commercial Ultrasonic Frequency Devices Do Not Repel Bed Bugs, Study Suggests
December 10, 2012 — Commercial devices that produce ultrasound frequencies are not promising tools for repelling bed bugs, according to new ... > full story -
Scientists Identify Molecules in the Ear That Convert Sound Into Brain Signals
December 6, 2012 — Scientists have identified a critical component of the ear-to-brain conversion -- a protein called TMHS. This protein is a component of the so-called mechanotransduction channels in the ear, which ... > full story -
Hushed Hoarders and Prying Pilferers: Eurasian Jays Change Strategies to Prevent Others from Stealing Food
December 5, 2012 — In order to prevent other birds from stealing the food they are storing for later, Eurasian jays, a type of corvid, minimizes any auditory hints a potential pilferer may use to steal their cache ... > full story -
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Mu-Rhythm in the Brain: The Neural Mechanism of Speech as an Audio-Vocal Perception-Action System
December 5, 2012 — The cortical mechanisms governing speech are not well understood because it is extremely challenging to measure the activity of the brain in action, that is, during speech production. Researchers in ... > full story -
Learning to Control Brain Activity Improves Visual Sensitivity
December 4, 2012 — Training human volunteers to control their own brain activity in precise areas of the brain can enhance fundamental aspects of their visual sensitivity, according to a new study. This non-invasive ... > full story -
Smartphones Might Soon Develop Emotional Intelligence: Algorithm for Speech-Based Emotion Classification Developed
December 4, 2012 — If you think having your phone identify the nearest bus stop is cool, wait until it identifies your mood. Engineers may soon make that possible. Researchers have developed a new computer program that ... > full story -
Making Music Together Connects Brains
November 29, 2012 — Anyone who has ever played in an orchestra will be familiar with the phenomenon: the impulse for one’s own actions does not seem to come from one’s own mind alone, but rather seems to be ... > full story
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