Study: Musicians Do Not Demonstrate Advantage in Sound Processing
A large-scale study found no evidence that musical training enhances early auditory brain processing, challenging long-held assumptions.
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High Drama in Audiology! A Brief History of Binaural Hearing Aid Fittings
Binaural hearing aid fittings have completely changed the hearing healthcare landscape for the better. However, the road to this particular “best practice”—with probably around 85% of all of today’s fittings involving two hearing aids—was not a smooth one in the United States.
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Speech Processing is Complex Before Reaching Cerebral Cortex, Researchers Find
Previously, it was assumed that all auditory information was equally transmitted via the auditory pathways from the ear to the cerebral cortex. The current recordings of the increased activity of the vMGB show that the processing of the auditory information begins before the auditory pathways reach the cerebral cortex.
Research Suggests Enhanced Auditory and Cognitive Skills for Meditators
Meditation has been shown to cause physiological and neurological changes, enhancing a range of cognitive processes and self-regulation abilities, including temporal resolution ability, speech perception in noise, cognition, and auditory processing.
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EEG Tests May Help Retrain Schizophrenia Patients’ Auditory Brain Circuits
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have published findings from two studies of EEG testing, showing that certain types of EEG tests may help clinicians understand and treat schizophrenia with new approaches related to auditory processing.
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