News tagged with neural noise

Tinnitus caused by too little inhibition of brain auditory circuits, study says

Tinnitus, a relentless and often life-changing ringing in the ears known to disable soldiers exposed to blasts, unwary listeners of too-loud music and millions of others, is the result of under-inhibition of key neural pathways ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Rising above the din: Attention makes sensory signals stand out amidst the background noise in the brain

The brain never sits idle. Whether we are awake or asleep, watch TV or close our eyes, waves of spontaneous nerve signals wash through our brains. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies studying visual attention ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Report Says Musicians Hear Better Than Non-Musicians

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Journal of Neuroscience reports this week that musicians are better than non-musicians at recognizing speech in noisy environments.  The finding from a study conducted by neurobiologists at Nor ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0