Auditory processing disorder (APD) is when the brain cannot interpret sounds correctly. People may also refer to APD as central auditory processing disorder. People with APD may find it difficult to ...

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Auditory processing deficits encompass a spectrum of conditions arising from disruption to the central auditory system, typically located within the temporal lobes and related cortical and subcortical ...

The sense of hearing relies on a hierarchy of mechanical, neural and cognitive processes that begin in the inner ear and culminate in distributed networks across the brain. Sound waves are transduced ...

Imagine being able to hear perfectly but still not understand what people are saying, especially when there’s background noise. That’s the daily experience for someone with central auditory processing ...

Recent headlines in the United Kingdom earlier this year attributed noise-canceling headphones as a possible culprit in rising rates of auditory processing disorder (APD) and hearing problems in ...

Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a rare disorder that causes neurocognitive and developmental deficits. However, musical and auditory abilities are preserved or even enhanced in WBS patients.

Scientists have identified the mechanism by which Williams-Beuren Syndrome enhances the ability to discriminate between sounds as interneuron hyperexcitability in the auditory cortex. Williams-Beuren ...