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The Nuanced Relationship Between Language and Different Types of Perception
September 28, 2012 New research examines the nuanced relationship between language and different types of ... > full story -
Hearing Brains Are 'Deaf' to Disappearance of Sounds, Study Reveals
September 27, 2012 Our brains are better at hearing new and approaching sounds than detecting when a sound disappears, according to a new study. The findings could explain why parents often fail to notice the sudden ... > full story -
Leptin May Play a Role in Hearing and Vision Loss, Zebrafish Study Suggests
September 26, 2012 Leptin -- commonly dubbed the "fat hormone" -- does more than tell the brain when to eat. A new study shows that leptin may play a role in hearing and vision loss. This discovery, made in zebrafish ... > full story -
Music Underlies Language Acquisition, Theorists Propose
September 18, 2012 Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists advocate that music underlies the ability to acquire ... > full story -
Is Magnetic Therapy Effective for Tinnitus?
September 18, 2012 Loyola University Medical Center is studying whether a new form of non-invasive magnetic therapy can help people who suffer debilitating tinnitus (ringing in the ears). The therapy, transcranial ... > full story -
Doctors Not Always Using Reliable Websites for Tinnitus Information, Study Finds
September 12, 2012 Doctors are not always using the most comprehensive and reliable online resources to support them in treating patients with the debilitating hearing condition tinnitus, researchers have ... > full story -
Hearing Impaired Ears Hear Differently in Noisy Environments
September 11, 2012 The world continues to be a noisy place, and researchers have found that all that background chatter causes the ears of those with hearing impairments to work ... > full story -
Preventing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss, Tinnitus in Soldiers
September 6, 2012 Antioxidants, dietary supplements and high-tech brain imaging are among some of the novel strategies that may help detect, treat and even prevent noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus among ... > full story -
Earphones Potentially as Dangerous as Noise from Jet Engines, Researchers Find
August 29, 2012 Turning the volume up too high on your headphones can damage the coating of nerve cells, leading to temporary deafness, scientists have shown. Earphones or headphones on personal music players can ... > full story -
Rewired Visual Input to Sound-Processing Part of the Brain Leads to Compromised Hearing
August 22, 2012 Scientists have found that the ability to hear is lessened when, as a result of injury, a region of the brain responsible for processing sounds receives both visual and auditory ... > full story
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