Starting Spirals of Success
Just as beliefs affect behavior, your behavior likewise influences your feelings and thinking. When you take action consistent with your goals, confidence and fulfillment will follow. Take [...]
Unlocking the Secrets of Auditory Processing
What does your brain do when you hear a sound? The answer depends on your experiences. Research from Northwestern University’s Auditory Neuroscience Lab, led by Nina Kraus, suggests that many [...]
Focusing Hard on What You See Could Leave You “Deaf”
Imagine you are reading an exciting book when someone taps you on the shoulder and says, “I’ve called your name five times and you didn’t answer!” but you did not hear anything. This phenomenon, [...]
Brain Rhythms Offer Cluesto Auditory Processing
Learning to understand and play music shapes the brain. A new study from New York University (NYU) finds that analyzing how brain rhythms are used in processing music could help researchers [...]
What You See is What You Hear: the McGurk Effect
Instructions: Watch the video and listen to the sounds iLs co-founder Randall Redfield is making. Note the sounds. Next, play the video a second time, but close your eyes and listen. What do [...]
Sound Processing Difficulties Set Autism Apart
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is defined by a triad of symptoms: communication, social, and sensory processing deficits. ASD is not the only disorder with sensory processing issues. Researchers [...]
