A child who does not follow directions can look, from the outside, like a child who is choosing not to. The instruction was ...

Research has shown that a music-related hobby boosts language skills and affects the processing of speech in the brain. According to a new study, the reverse also happens -- learning foreign languages ...

Music is popular in almost all human societies, but there are some people who just don’t seem to be into it, no matter how stirring. Studying those who don’t like music can provide insight into why ...

At what point does your brain perceive sounds as music? In an effort to find out what draws our attention to certain sounds, including music, Adam Greenberg, an assistant professor of psychology at ...

Inherent auditory perception skills influence the effects of music training on speech processing ability, a study suggests. Music training is thought to augment neural encoding of speech in the brain, ...

From EDM to punk rock, everybody likes music to some extent. This is not just determined by one’s interest — there is a neurological explanation for it. Emily Hurwitz ’21, an undergraduate researcher ...

Auditory processing disorder (APD) is when the brain cannot interpret sounds correctly. People may also refer to APD as central auditory processing disorder. People with APD may find it difficult to ...

Studies on misophonia have compared the newly termed disorder to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, synesthesia, anger management problems, disorders related to impulse control, and ...

Bilateral stimulation involves the use of visual, auditory, or tactile external stimuli in a rhythmic side-to-side pattern. It is a key component of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR ...

Have you ever struggled to follow a conversation at a party? If listening and piecing together the conversation is a consistent problem, you might be suffering from auditory processing disorder (APD).