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, ...

About 40 million people in the US today suffer from tinnitus, an irritating and sometimes debilitating auditory disorder in which a person "hears" sounds, such as ringing, that don't actually exist.

In a study that could help reveal how illusions are produced in the brain's visual cortex, researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine have found new evidence of rapid integration of auditory and ...

A synaesthesia-like effect in which people 'hear' silent flashes or movement, such as in popular 'noisy GIFs' and memes, could be due to a reduction of inhibition of signals that travel between visual ...

At least nine Americans associated with the US consulate in Guangzhou have been medically evacuated from China, according to the Wall Street Journal. Over 250 people connected to diplomatic missions ...

If you're an avid gamer, you're familiar with the sensation. Perhaps you spent three hours last night playing Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag. Exhausted, you go to bed, but your brain is hearing sounds ...