The brain can amplify a weak signal from the cochlea. If informed that the ear isn't functioning normally, the brain doesn't have to spend resources trying to improve the signal to decode sound from ...

Ever heard a rhythmic, often 'whooshing' or thumping sound in the ear – a sound that is synchronised with your heartbeat? If so, it is called pulsatile tinnitus, a type of tinnitus that is less common ...

A woman found out she had been living with a tumor for 15 years after she lost hearing when her ears ‘popped’ on a plane. Nicole Cutler, 28, was flying from California to Boston, Massachusetts, when ...

A cochlear signal, the exact role of which has been unclear since its discovery around 70 years ago, probably gives the brain information on whether the ear is functioning normally or not. These new ...

A multi-institutional team of engineers in China has developed a new type of brain-computer interface (BCI) that can be easily slipped in and out of the ear canal. In their project, reported in the ...

Researchers have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory organs are formed in an embryo. By labeling stem cells with a genetic 'barcode', they have been able to follow the ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses advances in brain-computer interfaces. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the ...

You've heard of headphones that let you listen to music or take phone calls, but have you ever heard of headphones that can read your mind? Well, almost. Danish health technology company T&W ...