How the brain dials up the volume to hear someone in a crowd

ScienceDaily
Oct 21, 2019, 6:32 pm141 pts
Our brains have a remarkable ability to pick out one voice from among many. Now, a team has uncovered the steps that take place in the brain to make this feat possible. Today's discovery helps to solve a long-standing scientific question as to how the brain's listening center can decode and amplify one voice…

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