Humans and other animals gradually learn what sounds or other sensory cues in their surroundings are meaningful or ...

Chronic back pain changes brain responses, making everyday sounds feel more distressing than physical pressure.

A research team has uncovered a fundamental principle of how the brain prioritizes vision and hearing differently depending on whether we are still or in motion. The study provides new insights into ...

People with chronic back pain process everyday sounds differently, and more intensely, than people without pain, according to ...

Everyday sounds add to the torment of a person with chronic back pain, apparently because pain rewires how the brain responds ...

Chronic back pain causes the brain to amplify everyday sounds, but Pain Reprocessing Therapy can "turn down the volume." ...

A muscle spasm could mean more than pain in your back — it could also hurt your ears. Despite being the leading cause of ...

Our brains have a remarkable ability to take a mix of sounds and translate them into meaning. A team of scientists monitored the brain activity of people as they listened to English sentences. Right ...

Chronic back pain appears to amplify everyday sensory experiences, including sound. Brain scans reveal altered activity in ...

A cochlear implant is a complex electronic device that can improve hearing in individuals with severe to profound hearing loss. While the implant does not restore normal hearing and differs from ...

(A) Mice are trained to respond to external audiovisual cues by making decisions to receive a water reward while avoiding a mild air puff. When both auditory and visual stimuli are presented together, ...