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Imagination Can Change What We Hear and See
June 27, 2013 Our imagination may affect how we experience the world more than we perhaps think. What we imagine hearing or seeing "in our head" can change our actual perception. The study sheds new light on a ... > full story -
Autism in Children Affects Not Only Social Abilities, but Also a Broad Range of Sensory and Motor Skills
June 25, 2013 Scientists are shedding a new light on the effects of autism on the brain. Researchers have identified that connectivity between the thalamus, a deep brain structure crucial for sensory and motor ... > full story -
Concussion Patients Show Alzheimer's-Like Brain Abnormalities
June 18, 2013 The distribution of white matter brain abnormalities in some patients after mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) closely resembles that found in early Alzheimer's dementia, according to a new ... > full story -
Helping to Restore Balance After Inner Ear Disorder
June 13, 2013 A new study makes the first attempts to design and test a vestibular prosthesis to help restore balance for those with Meniere's disease. Many disorders of the inner hear which affect both hearing ... > full story -
Two-Step Mechanism of Inner Ear Tip Link Regrowth
June 11, 2013 A team of researchers is the first to show, in mice, an unexpected two-step process that happens during the growth and regeneration of inner ear tip links. Tip links are extracellular tethers that ... > full story -
Perfect Pitch May Not Be Absolute After All
June 11, 2013 People who think they have perfect pitch may not be as in tune as they think, according to a new study in which people failed to notice a gradual change in pitch while listening to music. When tested ... > full story -
Scientists Find Mechanism That Causes Noise-Induced Tinnitus and Drug That Can Prevent It
May 27, 2013 An epilepsy drug shows promise in an animal model at preventing tinnitus from developing after exposure to loud noise, according to a new study. The findings reveal for the first time the reason the ... > full story -
How Bilinguals Switch Between Languages
May 20, 2013 Individuals who learn two languages at an early age seem to switch back and forth between separate "sound systems" for each language, according to new research. The research addresses enduring ... > full story -
Echolocation: Blind People Have the Potential to Use Their 'Inner Bat' to Locate Objects, Study Finds
May 20, 2013 New research shows that blind and visually impaired people have the potential to use echolocation, similar to that used by bats and dolphins, to determine the location of an object. The study ... > full story -
Brain Makes Call on Which Ear Is Used for Cell Phone
May 16, 2013 If you're a left-brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, according to a newly published study. The study shows a strong correlation between ... > full story
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