So, after reading the BBC article, I contacted 11 experts in audiology and auditory processing disorder to get their reactions. I also scoured evidence-based medical journals and spoke with five ...

This two-day masterclass provides an in-depth update on the current scientific understanding of auditory processing disorders (APD), language, cognition and their interaction across the age spectrum.

Several groundbreaking studies have examined the connection between hearing loss and Alzheimer’s risk: A Johns Hopkins ...

A new study published in Neuroscience sheds light on how drum and bass components influence the brain’s response to pop music ...

When a person's hearing and vision are uncompromised and function at a relatively high level, the human brain is able to take ...

This manuscript addresses the role of alpha oscillations in sensory gain control. The authors use an attention-cuing task in an initial EEG study followed by a separate MEG replication study to ...

malleus, incus and stapes), the inner ear (consisting of the cochlea and vestibular organs), the auditory nerve, the auditory cortex and other brain areas involved in sound processing.

An area of the brain called Heschl’s gyrus — long known for handling early auditory processing — plays a far greater role in interpreting speech than previously understood. It helps interpret the ...

Discover the neurological connections between music and psychosis, from shared dopamine pathways to pattern recognition systems, revealing new insights.