Auditory processing disorder (APD) in adults can lead to communication problems, poor social skills, depression, and impacts on daily function similar to those experienced by people with hearing loss.

Auditory processing disorder (APD) is when the brain cannot interpret sounds correctly. People may also refer to APD as central auditory processing disorder. People with APD may find it difficult to ...

Studies on misophonia have compared the newly termed disorder to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, synesthesia, anger management problems, disorders related to impulse control, and ...

Hearing is so effortless for most of us that it’s often difficult to comprehend how much information the brain’s auditory system needs to process and disentangle. It has to take incoming sounds and ...

After years of research, neuroscientists have discovered a new pathway in the human brain that processes the sounds of language. The findings, reported August 18 in the journal Cell, suggest that ...

A new study reveals that walking enhances the brain’s response to sound, and this effect changes dynamically depending on the ...

A newly published study by Northwestern University researchers suggests that Mom was right when she insisted that you continue music lessons -- even after it was clear that a professional music career ...

Sounds can alter the way the brain interprets what it sees. This is the key finding of a new study by SISSA researchers in ...