What psychological mechanisms underlie aesthetic judgements? An influential account
known as the Hedonic Marking of Fluency, later developed into a Processing Fluency …

We investigated the neural correlates induced by prenatal exposure to melodies using
brains' event-related potentials (ERPs). During the last trimester of pregnancy, the mothers …

Objective The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the published research in
auditory training (AT) for pediatric cochlear implant (CI) recipients. This review investigates …

Even though auditory training exercises for humans have been shown to improve certain
perceptual skills of individuals with and without hearing loss, there is a lack of knowledge …

Neurocognitive studies have demonstrated that long-term music training enhances the
processing of unattended sounds. It is not clear, however, whether music training also …

Perceptual skills can be improved even in adulthood, but this learning seldom occurs by
stimulus exposure alone. Instead, it requires considerable practice performing a perceptual …

Dyslexia is a prevalent reading disability whose underlying mechanisms are still disputed.
We studied the neural mechanisms underlying dyslexia using a simple frequency …

Morphological variations of the first transverse Heschl's gyrus (HG) in the human auditory
cortex (AC) are common, yet little is known about their functional implication. We …

Age-related hearing loss is one of the most prevalent health conditions in older adults.
Although hearing aid technology has advanced dramatically, a large percentage of older …

Background Human brainstem activity is sensitive to local sound statistics, as reflected in an
enhanced response in repetitive compared to pseudo-random stimulus conditions. Here we …