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How you process language is influenced by how each side of your brain developed in early life. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images Your brain breaks apart fleeting streams of acoustic ...

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The cognitive neural mechanism of auditory hallucinations. Dissociative impairment of functional distinct signals in motor-to-sensory transformation process – a ‘broken’ monitoring signal plus a ...

The brain has evolved to interpret these irregular sounds as potential danger, triggering that instinctive “fight or flight” response. It’s the reason the screeching violins in the movie “Psycho” or ...

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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've heard there might be a link between hearing loss and brain health. Can you explain how it could affect my cognitive function and what I can do to reduce the risks? ANSWER: ...

Clips of thin, whistling tones are going viral on social media, startling listeners who suddenly “hear” hidden words. The ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Your brain breaks apart fleeting streams of acoustic information into parallel ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Hysell V. Oviedo, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) Some of the ...