How do we hear, and how does hearing affect how we play music? These questions are central to the work of Nikolas Alejandro ...

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

Speech sounds elicit comparable neural responses and stimulate the same region in the brain of humans, macaques and guinea pigs, a multidisciplinary group of University of Pittsburgh researchers ...

Advanced brain recording techniques provide a detailed map of how people think about what words they want to say and then speak them aloud, researchers report. Photo by Mitrey/Pixabay Advanced brain ...

In experiments in newborn mice, scientists report that sounds appear to change 'wiring' patterns in areas of the brain that process sound earlier than scientists assumed and even before the ear canal ...

Scientists have shown that a non-invasive sound stimulation of the brain at a specific frequency can clear toxic proteins ...

Are there certain sounds that really drive you crazy? Beyond mere frustration or annoyance, sounds that trigger uncontrollable feelings of anger and disgust? If so then you quite possibly suffer from ...

Scientists have yet to answer the age-old question of whether or how sound shapes the minds of fetuses in the womb, and expectant mothers often wonder about the benefits of such activities as playing ...

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 ...