Thursday, March 4, 2010

Researchers find how brain hears the sound of silence


Filed under: Language and the brain

A team of University of Oregon researchers have isolated an independent processing channel of synapses inside the brain’s auditory cortex that deals specifically with shutting off sound processing at appropriate times. Such regulation is vital for hearing and for understanding speech.

Full article: University of Oregon


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