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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.