The ability to decode complex acoustic signals underpins communication across species. In mammals, sound information ascends from the cochlea through brainstem nuclei and the medial geniculate body of ...

The human auditory pathway is a highly sophisticated biological system that includes both physical structures and brain regions specialized in the perception and processing of sounds. The sounds that ...

Schizophrenia is characterised not only by positive and negative symptoms but also by fundamental disturbances in early auditory processing. Deficits in the rapid encoding of basic sound features—such ...

Studies on misophonia have compared the newly termed disorder to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, synesthesia, anger management problems, disorders related to impulse control, and ...

In a recent article published in Nature, researchers investigated the early maturation of sound duration processing, a crucial auditory temporal feature. Study: Early maturation of sound duration ...

“I think there is something wrong with his [her] hearing,” is a comment I often hear from parents of children on the spectrum, pertaining to the atypical auditory processing they notice in their loved ...

New research reveals that prolonged stress alters brain function, reducing sensitivity to sound over time. This study uncovers how the brain adapts to chronic stress, prioritizing other senses while ...

Aspects of the "cocktail party effect" may emerge before cognitive decline is detected ...

A study in older adults has found that difficulty understanding speech in background noise was associated with faster ...

An auditory brainstem implant converts sound into an electrical signal and sends it to the brainstem, so your brain can create the sense of sound. An auditory brainstem implant (ABI) is a treatment ...