Researchers have found that the brain’s ability to hear and evaluate its own speech may matter more for learning new vocal ...

During sleep, the brain must achieve a delicate balance: disconnecting from sensory input to allow restorative functions, while remaining alert enough to wake if danger arises. How does it sort ...

New Baycrest research reveals that the brain remembers what we see and what we hear in different ways. Visual memories tend ...

Like many children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Jake Sussman struggled in elementary school, especially in areas that required quiet ...

Sounds can alter the way the brain interprets what it sees. This is the key finding of a new study by SISSA researchers in Trieste, published in PLOS Computational Biology. The research shows that, ...

The unconscious brain appears to be far more capable than scientists once believed. Researchers found that patients under ...

Sounds that we hear around us are defined physically by their frequency and amplitude. But for us, sounds have a meaning beyond those parameters: we may perceive them as pleasant or unpleasant, ...

New research may provide a key to a scientific enigma: How does the awake brain transform sensory input into a conscious experience? The groundbreaking study relied on data collected from electrodes ...

A new brain study suggests speech learning relies more on listening and self-correction than muscle memory, changing how experts understand language development.

This is a rather odd post, I'm thinking. I'm working on this interactive peice, dealing with conciousness. I've been unable to think of what to use for the sounds, and it was suggested to me that I ...

What happens inside your brain when you hear a steady rhythm or musical tone? According to a new study from Aarhus University and the University of Oxford, your brain doesn't just hear it-it ...

A new discovery from Tel Aviv University may provide a key to a great scientific enigma: How does the awake brain transform sensory input into a conscious experience? The groundbreaking study relied ...