This collection seeks to advance our understanding of how sound is perceived and processed by biological systems, with a particular focus on the cognitive and psychological mechanisms underpinning ...

A new AI tool harnessing human perception to refine audio quality has emerged as a breakthrough solution for real-world scenarios where clarity is paramount. This deep learning model, developed by ...

New research reveals that prolonged stress alters brain function, reducing sensitivity to sound over time. This study uncovers how the brain adapts to chronic stress, prioritizing other senses while ...

Imagine a sound, a tone. Engineering and math might go into creating a musical instrument that can make that tone, but that same sound also depends on acoustics, perception, creativity — a multitude ...

It’s well established that children with autism often process audio-visual cues differently than their peers, especially during verbal communication. They may not make direct eye contact or focus ...

Once there was the dress; now there’s Yanny or Laurel. Older adults tend to start losing their hearing at the higher frequency ranges, which could explain why Riecke could only hear Laurel, but his ...

Acute perceptual effects and long-term auditory health are separate questions. A cross-sectional NHANES analysis by Qian and ...

Machine perception is the capability of a computer to take in and process sensory information in a way that’s similar to how humans perceive the world. It may rely on sensors that mimic common human ...

Today it is possible to deliver, store, and amplify a high quality digital audio bitstream in a wide range of consumer electronics products. However, these technical advances have often not improved ...