How the brain builds your world of sound

The Sound Barrier is a four-episode series where we explore the limits of hearing and the ways we can break through.

Sound healing: does it work and what is the science behind it?

A wave of sound envelops the room, an ethereal crystal vibration and humming, before a gong interrupts the reverie. Welcome ...
Nature

How do fish know where a sound comes from? Scientists have an answer

150 years after they were discovered, researchers have identified how specific nerve-cell structures on the penis and clitoris are activated. Although these structures, called Krause corpuscles, are ...
The Conversation

Do you hear what I see? How blindness changes how you process the sound of movement

This work was supported by NIH National Eye Institute Grants R01EY014645 (to I.F.) Woon Ju Park receives funding from an NIH National Eye Institute Grant K99EY034546 and was supported by a Weill ...
The New York Times

An Artist Expands the Landscape of Sound

In a major show at the Whitney, Christine Sun Kim shines light on Deaf culture and measures sonic experience beyond the ear. “Sound isn’t part of my life, but when I found sound art, it became really ...
SlashGear

Electric Guitars Explained: How Do They Work?

Whether you're a fan of hard rock, punk, or blues, the electric guitar has become a staple instrument in pop and rock culture. Making its way into the music industry in the 1930s, the electric guitar ...