Chronic stress does more than just affect mood—it may actually change the way we hear. Researchers found that stressed mice ...

While it is known that stress impacts learning and decision-making, Dr. Jennifer Resnik of the university’s Department of ...

Chronic stress weakens the brain’s ability to process sounds, requiring louder stimuli to trigger normal responses, according to new research in mice.

When we listen to music and find it beautiful, our brains engage in a different pattern of activity compared to when we ...

A new study shows that the cerebral cortex predicts the future by detecting novel stimuli and forming short-term memory ...

That’s an issue I’ve been looking into for years now, and there are a multitude of reasons why so many of our kids can’t read ...

While stress is an unfortunate fact of modern life, scientists are still learning how it affects us. Chronic stress, in ...

Another beneficial exercise is volume variation training. Start by listening to audio at a comfortable volume level, then ...

A new study shows that the cerebral cortex acts as a "memory machine," constantly detecting novel stimuli to refine its predictions of the future.

If you aren’t a good listener when you’re stressed, you aren’t alone. Mice aren’t either.

Focus on isolating the speaker's voice and ignoring background noises. Begin with five-minute sessions and progressively ...