I saw this optical illusion today and was absolutely amazed at my brain’s reaction. Look at the drawing below. Which square is darker, square A or square B? Incredibly, the answer is that squares A and B are the same color, but your brain perceives them to be different based on surrounding color and shadow [...]
Tags: adelson, auditory, brain tricks, illusion, optical
Posted August 10, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Neuroscience, Odds and Ends
Ed. Note: this article originally appeared on Dr. Merzenich’s blog On The Brain on June 13, 2009. Millions of individuals (2% of humankind) are plagued by continuous sounds generated in their skulls, not coming from the real world. Because these ringing or roaring sounds are inescapable and because they strongly influence emotional-control processes in the brain, they [...]
Tags: auditory, failure, plasticity, ringing in the ears, tinnitus
Posted June 21, 2010 by Michael Merzenich under Brain plasticity, Neuroscience, Research studies
Great news for tinnitus sufferers: today the New York Times reports that researchers in Germany have developed and tested a novel music therapy for ameliorating the symptoms of tinnitus, with promising results. The researchers’ work is based on behavioral training that aims to reorganize the auditory cortex- much as the Brain Fitness Program works. Read [...]
Tags: auditory, cortical re-organization, hearing loss, music therapy, ringing in the ears, tinnitus
Posted January 6, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain Fitness Program, Brain plasticity, Neuroscience, Research studies
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