Automatic and feature-specific prediction-related neural activity in the human auditory system

Automatic and feature-specific prediction-related neural activity in the human auditory system

Prior experience enables the formation of expectations of upcoming sensory events. However, in the auditory modality, it is not known whether prediction-related neural signals carry feature-specific information. Here, using magnetoencephalography (MEG), we examined whether predictions of future auditory stimuli carry tonotopic specific information. Participants passively listened to sound sequences of four carrier frequencies (tones) with a fixe…

Brain networks rewire to compensate for difficulty hearing speech in noisy environments, study finds

As they age, some people find it harder to understand speech in noisy environments. Now, University at Buffalo researchers have identified the area in the brain, called the insula, that shows significant changes in people who struggle with speech in noise.

Brain networks rewire to compensate for difficulty hearing speech in noisy environments

Researchers have identified the area in the brain that shows significant changes in people who struggle with speech in noise.   The post Brain networks rewire to compensate for difficulty hearing speech in noisy environments appeared first on WNYmedia Network - Buffalo, NY.