(Medical Xpress)—Whether we process language we hear without regard to anything about the speaker is a longstanding scientific debate. But it wasn't until University of Kansas scientists set up an experiment showing that ...
Nov 19, 2013
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What happens when you tell a lie? Set aside your ethical concerns for a moment—after all, lying is a habit we practice with astonishing dexterity and frequency, whether we realize it or not. What goes on in your brain when ...
Sep 4, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—Naturally, our brain activity waxes and wanes. When listening, this "oscillation" synchronizes to the sounds we are hearing. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have found that this influences the way ...
Nov 14, 2012
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(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Montreal and New York University suggest in a paper they've had published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that the perception of harmonicity in ...
Our brains are better at hearing new and approaching sounds than detecting when a sound disappears, according to a study published today funded by the Wellcome Trust. The findings could explain why parents often fail to notice ...
Sep 27, 2012
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Listening to a single voice in a crowded cocktail party sometimes seems like picking a needle out of a haystack, but new research shows that people may be better at this than expected.
Jun 22, 2012
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Four generations of a single family have been found to possess an abnormality within a specific brain region which appears to affect their ability to recall verbal material, a new study by researchers at the University of ...
Jun 19, 2012
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From the moment they're born, babies are highly attuned to communicate and motivated to interact. And they're great listeners.
Dec 9, 2011
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Parents and caregivers of school-aged children are all too familiar with the after-school conversation that sounds a little something like:
Feb 19, 2024
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As the role of telehealth in medical delivery continues to change the dynamics of health care, nurses often have less time with patients at the bedside in favor of more time connecting virtually. Many nursing theorists define ...
Sep 7, 2023
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