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• Acoustics
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  Hearing Loss
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  Perception
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  Acoustic Study Shows Safe Listening Levels

  Loud, sustained sound can damage tiny hairs in the cochlea, and yet 80 percent of people listen to personal music devices at dangerous levels above background noise, a study by acousticians shows. ... > more
• Perception
  Diseases and Conditions
  Hearing Loss
  Hearing Impairment
  Cosmetic Surgery
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Physiologists Investigate The Role Of Perception In Motion Sickness

  The cause of motion sickness is being investigated by a researcher with a new idea: that the cause is movement, not perceptual differences. A series of motion-sickness-inducing tests shows that those ... > more
• Mathematics
  Racial Issues
  Child Development
  Video Games
  Child Psychology
  Gender Difference
   
  

  Mathematical Political Scientists Devise New Plan For Sharing

  The Surplus Procedure, a formula developed by mathematical political scientist Steven Brams, is a new way of allocating resources to best benefit all parties. In situations in which dividing ... > more
• Eye Care
  Disability
  Computer Science
  Artificial Intelligence
  Information Technology
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  GPS Navigation System Gives Acoustical Warnings

  Human factors psychologists have teamed up with computer scientists to develop technology that can do the job of a seeing-eye dog -- help the blind walk around safely and without getting lost. The ... > more
• Hearing Impairment
  Hearing Loss
  Tinnitus
  Disability
  Perception
  Acoustics
   
  

  Cochlear Implants Work Better If Done On Both Ears

  Unlike other acoustical devices such as hearing aids, which just amplify sounds, cochlear implants mimic what happens inside the ear, changing sound waves into electrical signals sent to the brain. ... > more
• Aviation
  Vehicles
  Intelligence
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia
  Fossil Fuels
   
  

  New Jetliner Technology Emphasizes Human Factors

  The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be the first of a new generation of commercial aircraft provided with a number of new technologies to increase comfort and reduce jet-lag. Human-factors engineers ... > more
• Perception
  Medical Technology
  Intelligence
  Medical Imaging
  Psychology
  Language Acquisition
   
  

  MRIs Peek into the Brains of Synesthesia Patients

  Cognitive neuroscientists have now documented hundreds of cases of synesthesia -- the condition in which one sense triggers the response of a different one. Using functional magnetic resonance ... > more
• Perception
  ADD and ADHD
  Memory
  Intelligence
  Brain Injury
  Neuroscience
   
  

  Colors Are Key To Keeping Your Eyes On The Game

  People can focus on more than three items at a time if those items share a common color. Psychologists at Johns Hopkins University have demonstrated that when players wear uniforms, it allows ... > more
• Arthritis
  Consumer Behavior
  Electronics
  Technology
  Engineering
  HIV and AIDS
   
  

  Human-Factors Engineers Focus on User-Friendliness

  Human-factors engineers -- whose training includes psychology -- specialize in testing products for usability, for example checking whether a copying machine's legs get in the way, or measuring how ... > more
• Disability
  Today's Healthcare
  Wounds and Healing
  Nervous System
  Bone and Spine
  Brain Injury
   
  

  Neurologists Combine Electric Stimuli with Excercise to Reverse Paralysis

  Paraplegic patients who still have some active nerve endings in their legs can find major improvements with a new therapy. During rehabilitation on a bicycle, special pads send electrical pulses that ... > more

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