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Most of the time, our brain receives different input from each of our ears, but we nevertheless perceive speech as unified sounds. This process takes place through synchronization of the areas of the brain involved with the help of gamma waves, neurolinguists at the University of Zurich have now discovered. Their findings may lead to new treatment approaches for tinnitus. […]
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The Colavita visual dominance effect is a psychological observation named after Francis B. Colavita, the psychologist who first gathered evidence of its existence in 1974. Colavita observed that when human adults are presented with visual stimuli and other sensory stimuli (e.g., tactile or auditory) at the same time, they respond more to the visual stimuli and often fail to respond […]
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We’ve all seen the viral videos of dogs snuggling up to their owner’s baby bumps or “protecting” them from dads trying to get some quality time with their unborn children, and it’s hard to imagine a cuter phenomenon. It’s hard not to see those sweet videos and think the dogs are patiently awaiting the arrival of what they know is […]
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The advantages of growing up in a bilingual home can start as early as six months of age, according to new research led by York University’s Faculty of Health. In the study, infants who are exposed to more than one language show better attentional control than infants who are exposed to only one language. This means that exposure to bilingual […]
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Woman is unable to hear the voices of MEN – including her own boyfriend – and can only pick up the higher frequency tones of other females The woman, from China, went to sleep with nausea and ringing in her ears The next day she went straight to hospital with sudden hearing loss A specialist said stress had given her […]
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