During hearing, acoustic signals travel up the ascending auditory pathway from the cochlea
to auditory cortex; efferent connections provide descending feedback. In human listeners …

The frequency-following response, or FFR, is a neurophysiological response to sound that
precisely reflects the ongoing dynamics of sound. It can be used to study the integrity and …

The auditory frequency-following response (FFR) to complex periodic sounds is used to
study the subcortical auditory system, and has been proposed as a biomarker for disorders …

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 …

Fundamental changes in brain structure and function during adolescence are well-
characterized, but the extent to which experience modulates adolescent neurodevelopment …

Aging is associated with declines in auditory processing including speech comprehension
abilities. Here, we evaluated both brainstem and cortical speech-evoked brain responses to …

Musical training is associated with a myriad of neuroplastic changes in the brain, including
more robust and efficient neural processing of clean and degraded speech signals at …

The auditory system is stunning in its capacity for change: a single neuron can modulate its
tuning in minutes. Here we articulate a conceptual framework to understand the biology of …

Objective: Short-term noise exposure that induces transient changes in thresholds has
induced permanent cochlear synaptopathy in multiple species. Here, the literature was …

Using individual differences approaches, a growing body of literature finds positive
associations between musicality and language-related abilities, complementing prior …