Older adults lose their ability to hear concrete sounds first, and with this loss come the more difficult aspects of hearing: the fuzzy edges of speech. As your hearing deteriorates, you are likely to ...

Early childhood curriculum strengthens music skills that support reading achievement I have been BLOWN away by what the ...

Low state test scores in reading is a cause for concern in the Alpena Public Schools district, but a science of reading ...

Awareness and understanding of misophonia are growing. Here are five key advances that are pushing the field forward.

In A Nutshell Brain scans of 110 adults show that in people with age-related hearing loss, certain brain regions can’t maintain adequate activity levels as tissue shrinks A memory-related region ...

BackgroundAlzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by progressive cognitive decline and memory impairment ...

The KY INBRE Student Development Research Award supports Dr. Smith’s mentorship of pre-med WKU undergraduate student Lily Newton and his research on the otoprotective role of melanin in the inner ear.

How we learn to predict an outcome isn’t determined by how many times a cue and reward happen together. Instead, how much ...

The auditory system is the sensory system for hearing. It consists of the outer ear (the auricle and auditory canal), the middle ear (the tympanic membrane, malleus, incus and stapes), the inner ear ...

In A Nutshell Nearly one in five people seeking help for bothersome tinnitus reported cutting work hours, stopping work entirely, or going on disability because of the condition Over half of study ...

Families with children who have dyslexia have long pushed lawmakers to respond to a pressing concern: Too many young students ...