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

Studies suggest certain kinds of music can improve focus, especially among those with ADHD. Like many children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Jake Sussman struggled in ...

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

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

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

A research team at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a new noninvasive brain stimulation technique, by showing how focused ultrasound affects the human brain. Using brainwave recordings from ...

For most of human existence, listening was closely tied to moments that carried meaning, emotion, or survival.

The term “nervous breakdown” is no longer used—“mental-health crisis” is the nomenclature du jour—but I think I had one two years ago. My journey into the psychological night was precipitated by a ...

If you or someone you know has gone through chemotherapy, you might be familiar with the side effect commonly called 'chemo brain.' Scientists have now demonstrated a simple way to protect brain cells ...