Researchers identify a brain pathway in humans that enables rapid, unconscious fear responses to scary sounds, similar to visual fear shortcuts.

Preclinical studies on animals have identified brain pathways that drive quick, protective fear responses to "scary" sounds.

Those with chronic back pain aren’t just dealing with long-term discomfort; they actually feel sensory overload from a car ...

New technology enables us to perceive sounds beyond human hearing range, allowing a new perspective on our place on the planet.

Animals on land and sea use sound for different purposes – and alterations in their environment can change the effect it has ...

When we hear certain sounds, our brains often pair them with specific shapes. For example, most people will associate a sharp-sounding word with a jagged, pointed shape, while a soft, rolling word is ...

The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ filmmaker is back after nearly a decade, and is ready to skewer how technology has taken over our lives (even more) in that time: “Why is AI helping me write a song or ...

Lived experiences shared by identical twins Helen Besgrove and Kirsty Neal show how deeply this trait can shape memory, creativity and even professional life. Medical insights help explain why this ...

Most of us spend the day tossing out words without thinking about how they fit together. We text, we talk, we grumble in traffic. Every sentence quietly combines pieces of meaning. Now, scientists ...

Epidemic Sound's creative collaborator, Assistant, makes the process of finding the perfect music and sound effects for content faster and more intuitive Assistant has been updated to include prompt ...