Promising Results in Controlling Tinnitus with Brain Training

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Ed. Note: this article is cross-posted on Dr. Merzenich’s blog On The Brain. I had the great pleasure of visiting a wonderful research team studying the neurological origins and treatment of tinnitus at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis last week.  About 30 million U.S. citizens have tinnitus (chronic, persistent ringing in the ears).  For [...]

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Posted April 4, 2011 by Michael Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain Fitness Program, Brain plasticity, Neuroscience, Posit Science software, Research studies

Tinnitus: A Special Example of a Failure Mode for your Plastic Brain

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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 [...]

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Posted June 21, 2010 by Michael Merzenich under Brain plasticity, Neuroscience, Research studies

Tinnitus, Music, and Brain Plasticity

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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 [...]

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Posted January 6, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain Fitness Program, Brain plasticity, Neuroscience, Research studies