The neurophysiological disorder is characterized by a severe aversion to sound—and the struggle to convince others of the severity of that aversion.

We tend to assume that emotionally charged words are more likely to grab our attention. An insult shouted across a crowded room or a disturbing phrase overheard on television can seem impossible to ...

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty in which genes often play a role. How do genes associated with dyslexia relate to brain structure in the general population? In a large-scale study, a team of ...

A new study suggests that people are more likely to consciously notice neutral spoken words than negative ones when ...

A recent study published in Nature Communications provides evidence that an evolutionarily ancient group of brainstem neurons ...

When most people think about dementia, memory loss is usually the first symptom that comes to mind. However, according to neurosurgeon Dr. Betsy Grunch, some of the earliest warning signs can show up ...

At Legacy Elementary School, the use of color was also a result of an extensive community engagement process. \| Photo Credit: Bryce Powers, MOREgroup. By Evelyn Long. School playg ...

Reading difficulties, like dyslexia, are common and often affect achievement and outcomes during school and later in life. A ...

An international research team led jointly by the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), the University of Göttingen and ...

This manuscript represents a valuable contribution to understanding motion processing in the visual cortex. Based on a heterogeneous collection of previous empirical findings, the authors show that ...

Struggling to read more than six lines on an eye chart with fading letters may serve as a visual "yellow light" for older ...