The results revealed that the speed of alpha brain waves in the parietal cortex plays a key role. This region of the brain ...

A new study co-led by Human Brain Project researchers in France has revealed how consciously listening generates sound-specific assemblies of neurons in the brain. While awake, hundreds of nerve cells ...

This collection seeks to advance our understanding of how sound is perceived and processed by biological systems, with a particular focus on the cognitive and psychological mechanisms underpinning ...

A new study suggests that the phonemic composition of words influences as how beautiful we perceive them to be, and how well ...

Prof Emi Hasuo studies how the brain perceives and processes sound rhythm. Surprisingly, the physical rhythm and perceived rhythm are sometimes different. Moreover, sounds of the same rhythm are ...

In the teachings of Himalayas, as guided by Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar, Bhramari Pranayama is presented as a complete, ...

Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.

A tailored low-intensity noise stimulus alleviated tinnitus symptoms in a Phase II trial, demonstrating promise for a non-masking, precision-based sound therapy that quiets the brain’s internal noise.

What is silence, exactly? In quiet moments, does the brain register silence the same way it hears, say, music? Or does it demarcate silence as the gaps between noises? Psychologists and philosophers ...

Neuroscientists have long listened to the brain’s electrical spikes, but those loud crackles are only the final output of a ...