Sine-wave speech can be thought of as a sort of auditory illusion, a sensory edge case in which one’s experience has a clear “before” and “after” moment, like going through a one-way door. Sine-wave ...

A 25-year-old chimpanzee named "Panzee" has just demonstrated that speech perception is not a uniquely human trait. Well-educated Panzee understands more than 130 English language words and even ...

A 25-year-old chimpanzee named "Panzee" has just demonstrated that speech perception is not a uniquely human trait. Well-educated Panzee understands more than 130 English language words and even ...

People who hear voices that other people can’t hear may use unusual skills when their brains process new sounds, according to research led by Durham University and University College London (UCL). The ...

When we think of someone that "hears voices" often what comes to mind is someone who has suffered a brain injury or perhaps is mentally ill. However, that's not the entire story. Those who hear voices ...

One of the many opposite symptoms of autism as opposed to psychosis that was apparent from the beginning was that a classic symptom of schizophrenia is hearing voices, whereas a common complaint about ...