These days, columnist Dagmar Munn is all about manipulating the algorithm of her brain to improve her outlook and turn down ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – As they age, some people find it harder to understand speech in noisy environments. Now, University at Buffalo researchers have identified the area in the brain, called the insula, ...

The Sound Barrier is a four-episode series where we explore the limits of hearing and the ways we can break through.

Scientists from the University of Tokyo performed two-photon imaging in the visual cortex of marmoset monkeys to examine spontaneous and visual stimulus-evoked neuronal activities (top left). Visual ...

When you zone out after pulling an all-nighter, the brain flushes out cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which surrounds the brain ...

An electroencephalography (EEG) cap, which measures the electrical activity of the brain through the scalp, collects a mixture of signals coming from many different sources. In a loud, crowded room, ...

Two years ago, a medical professional approached scientists at the University of Tabriz in Iran with an interesting problem: Patients were having headaches after pacemaker implants. Working together ...

In the development of Parkinson's disease, it may not be a good idea to turn the amp to 11. High-volume noise exposure ...

Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) used in MRI and angiography contain a chelated form of the toxic heavy metal that was assumed to clear the body shortly after intravenous administration. [1] ...