In A Nutshell Brain scans of 110 adults show that in people with age-related hearing loss, certain brain regions can’t maintain adequate activity levels as tissue shrinks A memory-related region ...

This study presents a potentially valuable exploration of the role of thalamic nuclei in language processing. The results will be of interest to researchers interested in the neurobiology of language.

Forget superpowers, your brain may already have one. Studies show people can train echolocation and detect objects using ...

Neuroscientists are converging on a detailed picture of how the human brain carves continuous speech into words, drawing on ...

Discover the traits that allow you to enter deep flow states more easily and to remain ‘in the zone’ for longer.

For decades, scientists have asked whether language simply reports conscious thought or helps shape it. New insights from researchers at the University of Liège suggest the answer sits somewhere in ...

A new study finds that non-musicians' brains are just as good as professionals' at integrating musical context and predicting melodies.

A multivariate analysis of electroencephalography activity reveals super-additive enhancements to the neural encoding of audiovisual stimuli, providing new insights into how the brain integrates ...

We are in sound overload, even when we are not consciously aware of it. Those with misophonia may be casualties of the overwhelming environment.

The field of artificial intelligence has reached a point where simply adding more data or increasing the size of a model is not the best way to make it more intelligent. For the past few years, we ...

Not all brains tick the same way. Based on decades of psychological research, this test will help you uncover your unique ...

Findings could streamline enrollment for Alzheimer's clinical trials ...