In intensive care units, some patients who appear unconscious occupy a gray zone in their relationship to the world. To ...

Computational models that mimic the structure and function of the human auditory system could help researchers design better hearing aids, cochlear implants, and brain-machine interfaces. A new study ...

Clear hearing is essential for staying connected. Yet, for many, hearing challenges create barriers to communication and cognitive well-being. Tahoe Family Hearing Clinic is bridging that gap with ...

Genetics, audio processing and environment can all impact how our brains connect sounds to the symbols we use to read ...

What causes learning difficulties in children? Conventional neuroscience suggests that various regions of the brain serve as predictors for different disorders associated with learning disabilities.

For decades, scientists have suspected that the voices heard by people with schizophrenia might be their own inner speech gone awry. Now, researchers have found brainwave evidence showing exactly how ...

“You cant treat what you dont understand,” asserted University of New South Wales, Australia, psychology professor Tom Whitford in an interview with STAT. It is particularly relevant as researchers ...

Learning disabilities are disorders that affect one's ability in the domains of spoken or written language, mathematical calculation, attention, or the coordination of movement. They can occur in ...

When we are engaged in a task, our brain's auditory system changes how it works. One of the main auditory centers of the brain, auditory cortex, is filled with neural activity that is not sound driven ...