Tag: hearing
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Nation & World
Ending 40-year quest, scientists reveal ‘hearing’ protein
Scientists have identified the sensor protein responsible for hearing and balance, putting an end to a 40-year quest.
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Nation & World
The machinery of hearing
New research not only sheds new light on how hearing works, but could help clarify how it deteriorates over time.
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Nation & World
Auditory cortex nearly identical in hearing and deaf people
The neural architecture in the auditory cortex — the part of the brain that processes sound — of profoundly deaf and hearing people is virtually identical, a new study has found. The study could point the way toward potential new avenues for treating deafness.