Posts Tagged ‘hearing’
Tweaking songs can warp ‘perfect’ pitch
U. CHICAGO (US) — People who think they have perfect pitch may not be as in tune as they think they are, report researchers. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Jun 12, 2013 16:06 - 2 Comments
How mutations kill cells inside ears
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — A gene mutation can lead to hearing loss early in life by destroying fibrocyte cells in the ear, researchers have discovered. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 14, 2013 10:00 - 0 Comments
Ape-like ear bones found in hominin skull
TEXAS A&M (US) — Ear bone fossils discovered in the skull of a hominin believed to be about 1.9 million years old have features found in both humans and apes. (more…)
Top Stories - May 10, 2013 12:35 - 5 Comments
3D printed ear binds biology with electronics
PRINCETON (US) — Using 3D printing tools, scientists have created a functional ear that can “hear” radio frequencies far beyond the range of normal human capability. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 22, 2013 8:18 - 10 Comments
Artificial ear from 3D printer looks very real
CORNELL (US) — Researchers have printed an artificial 3D ear in the lab that looks and acts like the real thing. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 23, 2013 14:18 - 3 Comments
New way to test hearing loss drugs in people
U. FLORIDA (US) — Researchers have figured out the longstanding problem of how to safely create temporary, reversible hearing loss in order to see how well new drugs work. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 4, 2013 11:00 - 0 Comments
Babies learn mother’s vowels in the womb
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Babies can differentiate between sounds from their native tongue and a foreign one, which suggests that they begin absorbing language while still in the womb. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 27, 2012 11:45 - 1 Comment
To learn songs, bird brains catch small errors
EMORY (US) — Outfitting birds with tiny headphones has allowed scientists to create a statistical explanation for why some things are harder for brains to learn than others. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 27, 2012 11:20 - 1 Comment
Do mating songs stir up birds’ emotions?
EMORY (US) — A bird listening to birdsong may experience some of the same emotions as a human hearing music, report researchers who worked with white-throated sparrows. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 11, 2012 9:06 - 5 Comments
Why nasty noises make us squirm
UCL (UK) — The screechy sound of chalk on a blackboard is unpleasant because of the heightened activity between the emotional and auditory parts of our brain, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 17, 2012 12:46 - 3 Comments
Human stem cells let deaf gerbils hear
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — Scientists have turned human stem cells into ear cells, transplanted them into deaf gerbils and restored some of the gerbils’ hearing. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 11, 2012 10:56 - 1 Comment
‘Chatter’ changes how some ears hear
PURDUE (US) — Background noise causes the ears of people with hearing impairments to work differently, according to new research that could influence the design of hearing aids and assistive technologies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 31, 2012 16:06 - 0 Comments
Mutant fish linked to human deafness syndrome
U. OREGON (US) — A genetic defect in the early formation of cartilage in the mouth of mutant zebra fish may point to a mechanism responsible for Fraser syndrome deafness in humans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 13, 2012 14:12 - 12 Comments
Hearing loss may change brain structure
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Hearing loss may be causing changes in the long-term brain structure of the estimated 50 million people in the United States who suffer from it, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 6, 2012 11:36 - 0 Comments
Synapses in order get sounds to brain
U. BUFFALO (US) — When the ear delivers sound information to the brain, tiny biological structures called synapses are bundled together depending on their plasticity: how fast or slow they perform. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 24, 2012 14:18 - 0 Comments
Neurons handle sensory data in order
MCGILL (CAN) /JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — New research sheds light on how the brain processes what we sense, and could lead to advances for people with sensory deficiencies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 13, 2012 11:52 - 0 Comments
Deep in brain, neurons sort vocal pitches
CALTECH (US) — Scientists now know where and how the brain sorts vocal signals by frequency, and the findings could help identify new treatments for language and speech disorders.
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Health & Medicine - Dec 30, 2011 10:30 - 0 Comments
Loudest threat to hearing: MP3 players
U. MICHIGAN (US) — MP3 players and stereos are the source of more harmful noise exposure than work and city transit, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2011 14:59 - 0 Comments
Are college kids with earbuds losing it?
U. FLORIDA (US) — A small study with college students found that a quarter of those tested had hearing loss, and they didn’t even know it. Researchers suspect MP3 players and iPods may be partly to blame. (more…)
