Health
Devices that can help you get a restful night's sleep
If you're thinking about getting a device to help you sleep better, an expert offers some advice.
Apr 11, 2022
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News tagged with background noise
Neuroscience
Stimulating the auditory cortex improves speech perception
Stimulating a specific part of the auditory cortex immediately improved speech perception over background noise in an epilepsy patient, according to new research in JNeurosci.
Mar 28, 2022
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Other
Which mask is best for speaking?
To assess how different styles of face masks affected speech intelligibility in normal hearing listeners, researchers from Washington University in St. Louis put some of the most popular mask designs to the test.
Dec 2, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia creates listening issues in quiet, noisy environments
Listening to the spoken word in noisy environments is challenging for everyone. Acoustic studies show people with mild dementia struggle to understand speech in both noisy and quiet environments, highlighting the need for ...
Dec 1, 2021
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Neuroscience
Brain 'noise' keeps nerve connections young
Neurons communicate through rapid electrical signals that regulate the release of neurotransmitters, the brain's chemical messengers. Once transmitted across a neuron, electrical signals cause the juncture with another neuron, ...
Jul 20, 2021
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Health
Transparent mask increases comprehension of speech by 10%, study shows
The use of transparent masks during communication increases comprehension of speech by about 10% for people with hearing loss and people with normal hearing, according to a study published in the journal Ear and Hearing.
Jun 29, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Training the brain to recognize voices
During the pandemic, people around the world have spent their lives in unusually quiet places—often at home, isolated or bubbled with family or friends. As restrictions ease in North America and parts of Europe, and people ...
Jun 4, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Feeling lonely? Turn up the volume!
Sound could be used to combat feelings of loneliness, including during COVID-19-related lockdowns and quarantine, according to new research from James Cook University.
May 25, 2021
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Neuroscience
Think the brain is always efficient? Think again.
A Purdue University neuroscientist's findings suggest that the brain is not as efficient as we think.
Mar 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Speaking and listening seem more difficult in a masked world, but people are adapting
Ten months into COVID-19 living, people are adapting to speaking from behind, and understanding others who are wearing, a cloth face mask, University of California, Davis, researchers suggest in a new study.
Feb 2, 2021
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