Cognitive psychology research on the Zeigarnik effect explains why unresolved relationship endings cause compulsive ...

Have you ever wondered why a loved one with perfectly "good" hearing still struggles to follow a conversation at a family dinner? Or why they seem to withdraw or act "aloof" in crowded places? If you ...

A communication problem that makes it difficult for people to understand speech can affect a person's education, career, and relationships, but they might not realize what's going on because the ...

Brittany Dube is a public health professional with expertise in health education and community health. She works for her local Department of Health as a Behavioral Health, Health Promotion, and ...

Summary: A new study shows that walking enhances how the brain processes auditory information, sharpening responses compared to standing still. When participants walked in a figure-eight path, their ...

Summary: New research shows that when people listen to speech at different speeds, the auditory cortex does not adjust its timing but instead processes sound in a fixed time window. This discovery ...

Depending on the sensory processing disorder (SPD), the best assistive devices for specific conditions can range from low-tech options to more advanced ones. Either way, the devices should engage the ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Recent headlines in the United Kingdom earlier this year attributed noise-canceling headphones as a possible culprit in rising rates of auditory processing disorder (APD) and hearing problems in ...

Elucidating how internal signals from the body influence the processing of external information from the environment is key to our understanding of perception and cognition in health and pathological ...