A REM sleep study shows the brain turns inward, responding more strongly to heartbeats than sounds while we dream.

During sleep, the brain must achieve a delicate balance: disconnecting from sensory input to allow restorative functions, while remaining alert enough to wake if danger arises. How does it sort ...

When a heavy monsoon shower begins outside or the low, resonant vibration of a singing bowl fills a room, the immediate ...

Sounds that we hear around us are defined physically by their frequency and amplitude. But for us, sounds have a meaning beyond those parameters: we may perceive them as pleasant or unpleasant, ...

Sounds can alter the way the brain interprets what it sees. This is the key finding of a new study by SISSA researchers in Trieste, published in PLOS Computational Biology. The research shows that, ...

This is a rather odd post, I'm thinking. I'm working on this interactive peice, dealing with conciousness. I've been unable to think of what to use for the sounds, and it was suggested to me that I ...

New research may provide a key to a scientific enigma: How does the awake brain transform sensory input into a conscious experience? The groundbreaking study relied on data collected from electrodes ...

A research team has uncovered a fundamental principle of how the brain prioritizes vision and hearing differently depending on whether we are still or in motion. The study provides new insights into ...

A new study has uncovered how the brain seamlessly transforms sounds, speech patterns, and words into the flow of everyday conversations. Using advanced technology to analyze over 100 hours of brain ...

Dr. Mattia Rosso and Associate Professor Leonardo Bonetti from Center for Music in the Brain at Aarhus University are behind new research showing that the brain doesn’t just register sound – it ...