From the Karolinska Institutet press release via ScienceDaily: Women suffering from stress-related exhaustion exhibit hypersensitivity to sounds when exposed to stress. In some cases, a sound level corresponding to a… Read more »
From the University of Colorado Boulder press release: A person’s style of speech — not just the pitch of his or her voice — may help determine whether the listener… Read more »
From the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) press release via ScienceDaily: For scientists who study the genetics of hearing and deafness, finding the exact genetic machinery in the inner ear that… Read more »
From the American Academy of Ophthalmology press release via EurekAlert!: New research shows that the use of an audio therapy known as binaural beats can significantly reduce patients’ anxiety during… Read more »
From the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) press release via Newswise: Noise can be distracting, especially to a person trying to concentrate on a difficult task. Studying annoying noises helps… Read more »
From the Purdue University press release by Amy Patterson Neubert via ScienceDaily: The world continues to be a noisy place, and Purdue University researchers have found that all that background… Read more »
From the Wellcome Trust press release via MedicalXpress: Working as a piano tuner may lead to changes in the structure of the memory and navigation areas of the brain, suggests… Read more »
From the IOS Press press release via EurekAlert!: Sensory substitution devices (SSDs) use sound or touch to help the visually impaired perceive the visual scene surrounding them. The ideal SSD… Read more »
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release via MedicalXpress: Researchers at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital have identified a portion of the brain responsible for… Read more »
From the SUNY Buffalo press release via MedicalXpress: The brain receives information from the ear in a surprisingly orderly fashion, according to a University at Buffalo study scheduled to appear… Read more »
