Text-to-speech (TTS) tools convert written text into spoken word using AI, which can increase accessibility and offer a shortcut to natural-sounding voice-overs for creative and p ...

Quiet isn’t always calming. Predictability often matters more than silence for sensory comfort, especially in autism and ADHD ...

The UK’s independent online safety regulator, Ofcom, has opened a formal investigation into X under the Online Safety Act ...

What happens when you listen to speech at a different speed? Neuroscientists thought that your brain may turn up its processing speed as well. But it turns out that at least the auditory part of the ...

How does the brain manage to catch the drift of a mumbled sentence or a flat, robotic voice? A new study led by researchers at Reichman University's Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology and the Dina ...

We explore how the U.S. has joined all the other countries where leaders have tried to silence speech. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. Humor is dangerous for autocrats. Seven months ...

Summary: New research challenges the assumption that difficulty hearing in noisy places is always linked to hearing loss. Instead, the study found that cognitive ability is strongly tied to how well ...

The International Society for Vascular Behavioral and Cognitive Disorders updated criteria for diagnosing vascular cognitive impairment and dementia. (JAMA Neurology) Paramagnetic rim lesions improved ...

From the pioneering days of cochlear implants (CIs) more than half a century ago until the present time, speech perception outcomes remain a broadly recognized benchmark of CI success. However, speech ...

Purpose: to characterize the practices of speech-language-hearing pathologists in Chile, regarding speech perception assessment in children and adolescents. Methods: an exploratory cross-sectional ...