Physicists have discovered a sophisticated, previously unknown set of 'modes' within the human ear that put important constraints on how the ear amplifies faint sounds, tolerates noisy blasts, and ...

University of Queensland hearing tests conducted across kilometers of ocean off the Australian coast show humpback whales ...

When sound waves reach the inner ear, neurons there pick up the vibrations and alert the brain. Encoded in their signals is a wealth of information that enables us to follow conversations, recognize ...

The relationship between human hearing loss and balance is an important health correlation that continues to be investigated by researchers in the Purdue University Department of Speech, Language, and ...

By applying existing mathematical models to a generic mock-up of a cochlea—a spiral-shaped organ in the inner ear—the ...

The human lineage split from chimps roughly 5 to 7 million years ago, Quam said, and our ancestors' hearing abilities began to adapt to lifestyle changes. Two-million-year-old fossils including the ...