Vuzix has begun shipping XanderGlasses, smart glasses designed to assist the hearing impaired by providing real-time captions ...

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COVID can cause lingering symptoms that disrupt lives. A pair of Sac State faculty are exploring the link and offering treatments in a groundbreaking study.

Several families are suing the US Education Department for what they call an "attack" on the department's Office for Civil ...

Clear hearing is essential for staying connected. Yet, for many, hearing challenges create barriers to communication and ...

Music influences emotion, memory, and mental health, and serves as a tool for healing and joy. Explore the roots of its power ...

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Cells are sensitive to many forms of stimuli including light and heat, but little is known about the cellular response to acoustic pressure—a.k.a. sound. A new study suggests that cells can indeed ...

This study provides valuable insights into how auditory stimuli influence the temporal dynamics of visual perception by modulating brain rhythms (oscillations) in the alpha band. The authors present ...

A new study shows that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a non-invasive brain stimulation method, can influence how quickly and flexibly people make decisions.

Dr. Jacque Scholl, a Tulsa Audiologist, may not have known what she was going to do, but she knew what she wanted to do. She wanted to help people hear better, so she opened Sound Wrx.