Hearing/Speech

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Credit: Figures were kindly provided by Charles G. Wright, UT Southwestern Medical Center (top left), Richard J. Goodyear, University of Sussex (top right and bottom left), and Vincent Michel, Institut Pasteur... Cold Spring Harbor, NY…

Study examines effect of voice disorders and listener strategies on speech intelligibilityCredit: Florida Atlantic University "Fly heading two three zero, runway two seven left, cleared for takeoff." Air traffic controllers are…

New OSU and Purdue study to be presented at the 177th Acoustical Society of America meeting in Louisville shows young children learn new words more easily from other children WASHINGTON, D.C. May 13, 2019 -- Children's brains are sponges.…

Experts will discuss the health and safety concerns of making quiet cars louder at the 177th Acoustical Society of America meeting WASHINGTON, D.C. May 13, 2019 -- If you've ever wished for a quieter commute, you may be in luck: The…

Researchers find quiet times in hospital neonatal units may be related to improved infant health -- results to be reported at the 177th ASA meeting in Louisville WASHINGTON, D.C. May 13, 2019 -- Excessive noise is widely known to have…

French acoustics researchers hope soldiers will soon be able to look to locate shooters on their smart phones with information sent from hearing-communication protection -- work to be described at the 177th Acoustical Society of America…

New 'neuronal metronome' suggests how the brain might learn a rhythm, not just perceive it A new mathematical model demonstrates how neurons in the brain could work together to learn and keep a musical beat. The framework, developed by…

Research reveals new insights into how brain functionsCredit: Photo by Evan Krape For most native English-speakers, learning the Mandarin Chinese language from scratch is no easy task. Learning it in a class that essentially…

Credit: UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Robert Fettiplace has been named a 2019 Passano Fellow for his research into the mechanics of hearing, his second prestigious international scientific prize in a…