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 ...

Dogs do it, cats do it, deer do it – in fact, many species of mammals can swivel their ears to direct their hearing. Humans lost this ability about 25 million years ago, but according to a new study, ...

Summary: A new study discovered that randomly played sounds during sleep can actively impair memory consolidation. By utilizing real-time electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring, the researchers ...

Spoonerisms are among the most well-known speech errors, and for linguists and psychologists they offer a glimpse into how ...

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, ...

Long before a baby's ears are functional, the brain is already building the circuitry needed for hearing, according to new ...

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, ...

A new study has uncovered how the brain seamlessly transforms sounds, speech patterns, and words into the flow of everyday conversations. Using advanced technology to analyze over 100 hours of brain ...

A research team has uncovered a fundamental principle of how the brain prioritizes vision and hearing differently depending on whether we are still or in motion. The study provides new insights into ...

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 ...

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 ...