hether it’s a much-needed vacation or a dinner party at your place, there’s something exciting about making plans for the future. You can plot out what you’ll do and when, who will be there, and how amazing it will feel to just kick back and enjoy. But, when the […]
Category: Sound
Sound sleep, sound mind: The importance of sleep for preteens’ developing brains
In early adolescence, children’s brain circuits are rapidly maturing, especially those involved in higher-level thought processes. A new study documents the effects of sleep patterns on these circuits. (Image: AdobeStock/Illustration: Sebastian Stankiewicz, Boston Children’s Hospital) When your preteen doesn’t get enough sound sleep, some of the signs, like crankiness, […]
Neck Crepitus: Should You Be Worried About That ‘Cracking’ or ‘Popping’ Sound
Related Articles You’ve been sitting in front of a computer or TV screen for a while and then you turn your head in a different direction, releasing that familiar “cracking” sound in your neck. And you find some relief in that motion, which is more formally known as “neck […]
ARN research shows how brands can grab more attention using audio
New research from ARN’s Neuro Lab gives their commercial partners and advertisers the insight they need to use audio effectively within ad creative and campaigns to fuel long-term brand success by creating neurologically strong and emotionally meaningful connections with consumers. The study called A Sound Connection led by ARN’s […]
Need for new cochlear implant design for localizing sound directions
Figure a to e show the data of normal hearing rats (NH-B) while figure f to j show the data of deafened and cochlear-implant-stimulated rats (NDCI-B). The results show that early deaf rats with a cochlear implant can discriminate interaural time differences as accurately as the normal hearing rats. […]
Massages Stones Help Reveal How the Prefrontal Cortex Integrates Our Senses
An image of a beautiful beach conjures up certain sensations – one can imagine the warmth of the sun as it caresses the skin, and the sound of the water as waves break on the shore. But how is it that the human brain produces these impressions even when […]
New Imaging Technique to Capture Single Spine Structural Plasticity
The sound of snapping camera shutters is familiar to us all. Pictures are shot to often capture social media-worthy shots. This is done with a lot of hindrances like blurred background, closed eyes and photo-bombing passersby, all for the perfect picture. Image Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience […]
Imaging single spine structural plasticity at the nanoscale level
For most, the relentless snapping of camera shutters is an all too familiar sound associated with trips and vacations. When venturing to a new place, travelers everywhere are constantly on the search for that picture-perfect, Instagram worthy shot. Persevering through many takes, amateur photographers fight blurred backgrounds, closed eyes, […]
Imaging single spine structural plasticity at nanoscale level
For most, the relentless snapping of camera shutters is an all too familiar sound associated with trips and vacations. When venturing to a new place, travelers everywhere are constantly on the search for that picture-perfect, Instagram worthy shot. Persevering through many takes, amateur photographers fight blurred backgrounds, closed eyes, […]
Massage stones help scientists uncover role of prefrontal cortex in sensory perception
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An image of a beautiful beach conjures up certain sensations—one can imagine the warmth of the sun, and the sound of waves breaking on shore. But how does the human brain produce these impressions when an individual isn’t actually standing on a beach, basking in […]