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Built-in Amps: How Subtle Head Motions, Quiet Sounds Are Reported to the Brain
Subtle head motions are
amplified by inner-ear hair
cells before the signal is
reported to the brain,
report scientists. In both
... > full story
In Bats and Whales, Convergence in Echolocation Ability Runs Deep
Only some bats and toothed
whales rely on sophisticated
echolocation, in which they
emit sonar pulses and
process returning echoes, to
... > full story
Scientists Decode Memory-Forming Brain Cell Conversations
The conversations neurons
have as they form and recall
memories have been decoded
by scientists. The
breakthrough in recognizing
in real time the formation
... > full story
Active Hearing Process in Mosquitoes
A mathematical model has
explained some of the
remarkable features of
mosquito hearing. In
particular, the male can
hear the faintest beats of
the female's wings and yet
... > full story
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Children With Cochlear Implants Have Quality of Life Equal to Normal Hearing Peers, Study Finds
February 2, 2010 — Children who have cochlear implants rank their quality of life equal to their normally hearing peers, indicates new ... > full story -
Going to the Gym Shouldn't Be a Workout for Your Eardrums
January 21, 2010 — Listening to an iPod while working out feels like second nature to many people, but one researcher says we need to consider the volume levels in our earphones while working up a ... > full story -
Complications Common, Often Linked to Trauma in Children Receiving Cochlear Implants
January 19, 2010 — Some complications may occur in children receiving cochlear implants, and are highly correlated with trauma to the ear area and inner ear malformation, according to a new ... > full story -
Study Casts Doubt on Caffeine Link to Tinnitus
January 12, 2010 — New research has found giving up caffeine does not relieve tinnitus and acute caffeine withdrawal might add to the problem. This is the first study of its kind to look at the effect of caffeine ... > full story -
Music Therapy Can Assist Toddlers' Communication Rehabilitation Process
January 7, 2010 — Music therapy can assist in the speech acquisition process in toddlers who have undergone cochlear implantation, as revealed in a new ... > full story -
Tactile Input Affects What We Hear
January 5, 2010 — Humans use their whole bodies, not just their ears, to understand speech, according to new linguistics research. It is well known that humans naturally process facial expression along with what is ... > full story -
Master Gene Math1 Controls Framework for Perceiving External and Internal Body Parts
December 15, 2009 — Math1 is a master hub for the genes that control various parts of neural networks for hearing, balance, the unconscious sense of one's position in space called proprioception and in a new finding, ... > full story -
Auditory Illusion: How Our Brains Can Fill in the Gaps to Create Continuous Sound
November 27, 2009 — It is relatively common for listeners to "hear" sounds that are not really there. In fact, it is the brain's ability to reconstruct fragmented sounds that allows us to successfully carry on a ... > full story -
Mouse Study Sheds Light on Hearing Loss in Older Adults
November 12, 2009 — Becoming "hard of hearing" is a standard but unfortunate part of aging: A syndrome called age-related hearing loss affects about 40 percent of people over 65 in the United States, and will afflict an ... > full story -
New Brain Findings On Dyslexic Children: Good Readers Learn From Repeating Auditory Signals, Poor Readers Do Not
November 12, 2009 — The vast majority of school-aged children can focus on the voice of a teacher amid the cacophony of the typical classroom thanks to a brain that automatically focuses on relevant, predictable and ... > full story
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