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

There’s something special about sound. Sometimes, it feels like magic that can’t be explained: the wonder of hearing a favorite song for the first time, the gripping climax of a riveting podcast, the ...

Life begins with music. The human body provides the basic musical elements for the soundtrack to fetal development. The rhythmic pulsing of mom’s heartbeat, the rise and fall of her footsteps, the ...

Michael Plitkins is cofounder and CTO of Spatial. Founded in 2017, Spatial's virtual soundscapes are redefining the human experience. Sound has the power to move us. Whether it be a single listener or ...

What the Brain Song Audio Series includes and how it differs from traditional brain training methods. The scientific principles behind audio-based cognitive enhancement and whether current research ...

Listening to sound doesn t just trigger brain activity it reshapes your brain s internal networks in real time. Scientists have unveiled a powerful new imaging method, FREQ-NESS, that traces how ...

A research team has uncovered a fundamental principle of how the brain prioritizes vision and hearing differently depending on whether we are still or in motion. The study provides new insights into ...

Tim Palmer receives funding from The Royal Society and from the European Research Council. His book, The Primacy of Doubt is published by Oxford University Press. We all have to make hard decisions ...

This article originally appeared in Yale Engineering Magazine. Since they came into use by physicians and researchers, Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) or Brain-Machine Interfaces (BMIs) have provided ...