Preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) often close their eyes in response
to bright lights, but they cannot close their ears in response to loud sounds. The sudden …

Environmental enrichment (EE) has been shown to have powerful beneficial effects on a
variety of physiological and pathological processes. Accumulating evidence indicates that …

A growing number of research publications have illustrated the remarkable ability of the
brain to reorganize itself in response to various sensory experiences. A traditional view of …

Brain development is largely shaped by early sensory experience. However, it is currently
unknown whether, how early, and to what extent the newborn's brain is shaped by exposure …

Music is a highly complex and versatile stimulus for the brain that engages many temporal,
frontal, parietal, cerebellar, and subcortical areas involved in auditory, cognitive, emotional …

This study addresses the relationship between cochlear oxidative damage and auditory
cortical injury in a rat model of repeated noise exposure. To test the effect of increased …

Experience-dependent characteristics of auditory function, especially with regard to speech-
evoked auditory neurophysiology, have garnered increasing attention in recent years. This …

Music is a highly versatile form of art and communication that has been an essential part of
human society since its early days. Neuroimaging studies indicate that music is a powerful …

Music is an enjoyable leisure activity that also engages many emotional, cognitive, and
motor processes in the brain. Here, we will first review previous literature on the emotional …

Brain plasticity is the ability of the nervous system to change structurally and functionally in
response to experience. By shaping brain structure and function, experience leads to the …