The sound of a fire alarm tells us to get out quickly to not get hurt, while the sight of a gas station sign can signal a ...

Human brains still react to chimp voices, hinting at a deep evolutionary link in how we recognize sound.

The term “nervous breakdown” is no longer used—“mental-health crisis” is the nomenclature du jour—but I think I had one two years ago. My journey into the psychological night was precipitated by a ...

Advanced brain recording techniques have revealed how neurons in the human brain work together to produce speech. The recordings provide a detailed map of how people think about what words they want ...

What happens inside your brain when you hear a steady rhythm or musical tone? According to a new study from Aarhus University and the University of Oxford, your brain doesn't just hear it-it ...

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

A man’s silhouette in black and white with a colorful cross-fade shape overlapping right at his ear level. In the 1970s, psychologist Diana Deutsch was experimenting with a synthesizer, when she heard ...

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 ...

If you or someone you know has gone through chemotherapy, you might be familiar with the side effect commonly called 'chemo brain.' Scientists have now demonstrated a simple way to protect brain cells ...

LumiSleep uses real-time EEG and adaptive sound to ease the transition into sleep, offering a more personalized alternative ...