This valuable study shows that regions of the human auditory cortex that respond strongly to voices are also sensitive to vocalizations from closely related primate species. The study is ...

Human echolocation might sound like the stuff of comic book heroes. But navigating by sound is a matter of acoustics, not marvels. For the first time, researchers describe these echolocation clicks in ...

But do these acoustic attributes extend to non-mammalian vertebrates? In this study, we asked human participants to judge the emotional content of vocalizations of nine vertebrate species representing ...

Undergoing surgery is seldom a pleasant experience, and it can sometimes be highly invasive. Surgical procedures have evolved steadily over the centuries, growing with the knowledge of anatomy and ...

Researchers often test experimental pharmaceutical therapies using lab-grown human tissues. Unfortunately, creating these materials can be complex and costly, leading many researchers to turn to ...

Researchers at the Peninsula Medical School have received a grant of over £39,000 from the charity Deafness Research UK, to investigate the role of brain tumours causing deafness in children and ...

What if we could improve our mental health by analyzing and even tuning the sound environment in which we live? Shouldn't this, after all, be feasible for everyone? We have learned a great deal about ...

New research reveals sperm whale communication is more complex than thought. Instead of simple clicks, whales use vowel-like ...