BRIEF POSTNATAL BLINDNESS TRIGGERS LONG-LASTING REORGANIZATION IN THE BRAIN
Temporary visual deprivation shortly after birth induces permanent auditory responses in the visual area of the brain, highlighting a crossmodal competition for brain territories during […]
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SAY WHAT? HOW THE BRAIN SEPARATES OUR ABILITY TO TALK AND WRITE
Out loud, someone says, “The man is catching a fish.” The same person then takes pen to paper and writes, “The men is catches a […]
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UB RESEARCHERS TAKE IMPORTANT STEPS TOWARD UNDERSTANDING HOW ANIMALS MAKE SENSE OF THE AUDITORY WORLD
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sit down with a friend in a quiet restaurant and begin talking, just before the dinner crowd’s arrival. Business is slow at first, […]
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HEARING TEST PINPOINTS MIDDLE-EAR PROBLEMS IN NEWBORNS
University of Alberta – (Edmonton) Screening newborn babies who are in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using a testing process called high-frequency tympanometry can help […]
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SENIORS ARE IN DENIAL ABOUT THEIR HEARING LOSS, SURVEY FINDS
PISCATAWAY, N.J.– A majority of senior citizens who suffer from hearing loss choose to ignore treatment with hearing aids and are in denial about the negative […]
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RESEARCHERS DISCOVER WAY TO ASSESS FUTURE LITERACY CHALLENGES
Brain’s ability to process consonants in noisy environment may reflect child’s literacy potential. Background noise disrupts brain mechanisms involved in literacy development One of the […]
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