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Hearing
The More You Hear, The Less you Hear
Specialized cells in the inner ear turn vibrations in the air into what we perceive as sound. However, over time or after prolonged exposure to loud noises, these cells can become damaged and die, leading to hearing loss.
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Listening with Light: Deaf Can Hear Using Lasers
Cochlear implants have restored hearing to thousands of deaf people, but what about when deafness is caused by a damaged cochlea or nonfunctional auditory nerve? A possible solution is to bypass the cochlea and stimulate the brain directly.
Sensing Sound
The cochlea is the place where sound waves are converted to beautiful music.
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Good Vibrations
Special cells in the inner ear turn vibrations in the air into what we perceive as sound.
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Constructing Sound: Auditory Brainstem Implants
New technologies are giving children who are deaf a chance to hear.
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Can Hearing Loss Predict — or Lead to — Cognitive Decline?
Possible links between impaired hearing and loss of cognitive abilities raise the tantalizing possibility that restoring hearing could slow cognitive decline.
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Charles Limb: Your Brain on Improv
Musician and researcher Charles Limb wondered how the brain works during musical improvisation — so he put jazz musicians and rappers in an fMRI to find out.
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Closing the Gap Between Cochlear Implants and Natural Hearing
The cochlear implant is a near-miraculous device, widely considered the most effective brain-machine interface technology yet developed. Now, researchers are working to make this very good implant even better.
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How Musical Training Affects Older Adults' Speech Perception in a Noisy Environment
Playing a musical instrument can do wonders for our brains. But how does it affect our hearing later on in life?
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What Color is Tuesday? Exploring Synesthesia
What if the number 7 tasted like chocolate? What if Monday was purple? This is what life is like for someone with synesthesia. Learn more about this fascinating neurological trait with this video.
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The Mystery of Motion Sickness
Why do we get motion sickness? Learn what this condition has to do with the brain and your senses in this video.
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Regenerating Lost Hearing
Fish, frogs, and birds are able to recover from damage to cells in the inner ear that cause permanent hearing loss in people. What makes them different?
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