Auditory Neuroscience
Auditory Neuroscience
Articles on the neural mechanisms of hearing, speech processing, attention switching, and auditory perception using EEG and neuroimaging.
auditory neuroscienceAug 7, 20265 min
REM Sleep Reprioritizes Sensory Processing: External Sounds Yield to Internal Cardiac Signals
Neuroscience research demonstrates that during REM sleep, the brain selectively suppresses external auditory processing while amplifying internal heartbeat-evoked neural signals, creating a physiological marker for consciousness assessment.
auditory neuroscienceJul 21, 20264 min
Your Brain Isn’t Choosing — It’s Dual-Tracking
New EEG research reveals the brain doesn’t switch attention between conversations — it briefly holds both at once, creating a fleeting window of auditory multitasking that explains why some people thrive in chaos and others burn out.