News tagged with sound recognition
Turn On, Tune In, Develop? Researchers Examine How Brain Benefits From Musical Training
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 06, 2009 |
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For most people music is an enjoyable, although momentary, form of entertainment. But for those who seriously practiced a musical instrument when they were young, perhaps when they played in a school orchestra ...
Fashion robot to hit Japan catwalk
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Japanese researchers on Monday showed off a robot that will soon strut her stuff down a Tokyo catwalk.
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Researchers produce 'neural fingerprint' of speech recognition
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Scientists from Maastricht University (Netherlands) have developed a method to look into the brain of a person and read out who has spoken to him or her and what was said. With the help of neuroimaging and data mining techniques ...
Why can’t I learn a new language?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Adults, even the brightest ones, often struggle with learning new languages. Dr Nina Kazanina in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bristol explains why.
Researchers shed light on the brain mechanism responsible for processing of speech
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Aug 12, 2009 |
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Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded for the first time in devising a model that describes and identifies a basic cellular mechanism that enables networks of neurons to efficiently decode speech ...
Cochlear implant recipients experience improvement in quality of life
Mar 04, 2008 |
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Cochlear implant recipients experience a significant improvement in their quality of life, and have improved speech recognition, according to new research published in the March 2008 issue of Otolaryngology – Head and Ne ...
Hearing the words beneath the noise
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Hearing aids and cochlear implants act as tiny amplifiers so the deaf and hard-of-hearing can make sense of voices and music. Unfortunately, these devices also amplify background sound, so they're less effective in a noisy ...
Study examines function of prosthetic ears in improving hearing, speech recognition
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Prosthetic ears appear to improve hearing and speech recognition in noisy environments, according to a report in the September/October issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.
Lend me your ears -- and the world will sound very different
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Recognising people, objects or animals by the sound they make is an important survival skill and something most of us take for granted. But very similar objects can physically make very dissimilar sounds and we are able to ...
What you see affects what you hear (Videos)
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Understanding what a friend is saying in the hubbub of a noisy party can present a challenge - unless you can see the friend's face.
'Immersive Dome' -- don't just watch, join the action
Aug 14, 2009 |
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The "Immersive Dome" puts viewers at the heart of the action and lets them actively participate. Instead of the conventional surround sound, a three-dimensional aural experience awaits visitors. At IBC, the ...
The psychology of deja vu
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 18, 2008 |
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All of us have experienced being in a new place and feeling certain that we have been there before. This mysterious feeling, commonly known as déjà vu, occurs when we feel that a new situation is familiar, even if there is ...
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