The same sounds are mapped similarly in the human and mouse brain, study finds

While exploring the world around them, both humans and other animals continuously interpret information they pick up with ...
Phys.org

How whisker-generated sounds are encoded in the auditory cortex of mice

Nestled in dark burrows, with a limited sense of vision, mice brush their whiskers against their environment to navigate and to detect objects around them. This behavior, termed whisking, has been ...
Medical Xpress

When mice meet Beethoven: How early sound shapes the brain differently for males and females

When Kamini Sehrawat and Prof. Israel Nelken of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem exposed baby mice to the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, they weren't simply setting a mood. They were ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Mice That Hear Imaginary Sounds May Help Explain Hallucinations In People

A technique that induces imaginary sounds in both mice and people could help scientists understand the brain circuits involved in schizophrenia and other disorders that cause hallucinations. The ...
News Medical

Scientists use male mice model to study how genes affect sequencing of vocal sounds

There's a particular order to the sounds of the ultrasonic song a male mouse performs to impress his potential mate. But for male mice carrying a genetic mutation known to affect human speech, it is ...
Science Daily

In Down syndrome mice, 40Hz light and sound improve cognition, neurogenesis, connectivity

A new study provides new evidence that sensory stimulation of a gamma-frequency brain rhythm may promote broad-based restorative neurological health response. Studies by a growing number of labs have ...
LAist

Mice That Hear Imaginary Sounds May Help Explain Hallucinations In People

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. A technique that induces imaginary ...