Neuroscience
How hearing loss can change the way nerve cells are wired
It's winter, and your head is stuffed up from the cold or flu. Everything sounds muffled.
Dec 12, 2016
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Neuroscience
Hearing deficits in schizophrenia tied to specific brain receptor
The inability to hear subtle changes in pitch, a common and debilitating problem for people with schizophrenia, is due to dysfunctional N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) brain receptors, according to a study by Columbia University ...
Dec 5, 2016
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Neuroscience
Listening on a noisy planet: How neurons have 'meta-adapted' to cope with our rowdy world
A new study by researchers from Macquarie University has revealed the way that the brain handles the often noisy environments found on this planet, with the results explaining why animals, including humans, can easily cope ...
Nov 25, 2016
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Medical research
Brand-new cochlear implant technology born from frictional electricity
DGIST Professor Hongsoo Choi(Department of Robotics Engineering) and his research team developed the world's first artificial basilar membrane that mimics the cochlear function by application of the genetic principle of frictional ...
Oct 19, 2016
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All in the timing: Mapping auditory brain cells for maximum hearing precision
When it comes to hearing, precision is important. Because vertebrates, such as birds and humans, have two ears—and sounds from either side travel different distances to arrive at each one - localizing sound involves discerning ...
Sep 12, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find evidence of 'hidden hearing loss' in college-age human subjects
Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear have, for the first time, linked symptoms of difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments with evidence of cochlear synaptopathy, a condition known as "hidden hearing loss," ...
Sep 12, 2016
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Neuroscience
Driving or talking? The brain concentrates on one thing at a time
When we are busy with something that requires the use of sight, the brain reduces hearing to make it easy for us. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by researchers from Linköping University in collaboration with ...
Sep 7, 2016
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Neuroscience
New neural pathway for fear found in mice
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found that there is a previously unknown neural pathway in the mouse brain that leads from the lateral amygdala to the auditory cortex. In ...
Neuroscience
New brain research may help treat single-sided deafness
A new discovery could help people suffering with single-sided deafness (SSD) find a treatment quicker - and could potentially lead to a cure.
May 11, 2016
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Neuroscience
Brain responses found to originate from previously unknown source
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University have made an important discovery about the human auditory system and how to study it, findings that could lead to better testing and diagnosis ...
Apr 6, 2016
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