This study investigates the auditory sensation in the nematode C. elegans, demonstrating that these worms are capable of sensing and responding to airborne sound. The research outlines methods to ...

A species of roundworm that is widely used in biological research can sense and respond to sound, despite having no ear-like organs. A species of roundworm that is widely used in biological research ...

Scientists have just discovered a direct link between serotonin, the brain chemical targeted by antidepressants, and the ...

Auditory hallucinations involve hearing sounds that have no source or observable cause. It is common in several conditions. Treatment entails addressing the underlying cause. For instance, if the ...

An auditory brainstem implant converts sound into an electrical signal and sends it to the brainstem, so your brain can create the sense of sound. An auditory brainstem implant (ABI) is a treatment ...

Auditory hallucinations are when you hear voices or other sounds that no one else hears. They can be stressful, especially if the noises never stop or the voices say mean things to you. But auditory ...

In order to understand how sound is felt by the body, we have to examine how the body feels anything to begin with. The human sensory system is commonly thought of as a set of five senses: touch, ...

Like visual or auditory sensations, the body sensation 'pain' informs us about the world, or at least our experience in it. After I touched a hot plate, damaged cells from my fingers sent signals ...