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Auditory reinforcement: Study finds reading aloud to yourself helps you retain information

January 02, 2018 -

Instead of memorizing silently, speaking words aloud promotes better long-term memory of information. Learning and memory benefits more from active involvement, in this case, speaking out the words instead of reading silently. Professor Colin MacLeod, co-author of the study and chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Waterloo, says that learning and memorization become easier tasks when activity is involved in the process. Dr. Noah Forrin, lead author of ...

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AgiBot breaks new ground with first real-world deployment of reinforcement learning in industrial robotics

November 06, 2025 -

AgiBot, a robotics firm specializing in embodied intelligence, has achieved a major milestone by successfully deploying its Real-World Reinforcement Learning (RW-RL) system in an active manufacturing line with Longcheer Technology.

This marks the first industrial-scale application of reinforcement learning in robotics, bridging advanced AI research with real-world production—a breakthrough that could redefine flexible manufacturing.

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Schizophrenia patients are benefiting from “avatar therapy” which gives a face to their auditory hallucinations

August 11, 2018 -

Threatening, auditory hallucinations are symptoms of schizophrenia. Around 60 to 70 percent of patients with the illness report experiencing these hallucinations. These voices (which may or may not sound like the patient’s own voice) generate too much “noise” in one’s head, causing many schizophrenic patients to be distracted, angry, or irritated. There have also been cases of schizophrenic patients attempting suicide because of these voices. Treatment for this symptom was lackluster ...

New level of intelligence: A new AI can teach itself with a “reinforcement learning algorithm” resulting in “superhuman” abilities within hours

December 24, 2017 -

Even though DeepMind's AlphaZero played against itself for only four hours, it managed to "synthesize the chess knowledge of one and a half millennium." AlphaZero managed to surpass both human players and the reigning World Computer Champion Stockfish with 28 wins to 0 in a 100-game match.

Demis Hassabis, DeepMind's co-founder, is a former chess prodigy. Along with his team, Hassabis aimed to defeat Go, a game that humans had the edge over artificial intelligence (AI)....

Blind people really do have better hearing: The brain adapts to sharpen it

February 19, 2020 -

Brain plasticity allows blind people to hear better

“There’s this idea that blind people are good at auditory tasks, because they have to make their way in the world without visual information. We wanted to explore how this happens in the brain,” said Ione Fine, the senior author of both studies.

According to previous research, a part of the brain called human middle temporal complex (hMT+) becomes sensitive to auditory motion in individuals who had lost their sight ...

The brain adapts to survive: How do people with poor eyesight develop better hearing?

October 14, 2019 -

A study published in The Journal of Neuroscience found that there are two differences in the brains of blind individuals that may be responsible for their superior hearing. This study is one of the first to investigate and provide evidence of the effects of early blindness on the auditory cortex area of the brain.

“There’s this idea that blind people are good at auditory tasks because they have to make their way in the world without visual information. We wanted to explore ...

Premature birth, scheduled or not, is detrimental: Study finds link to delay in speech and language development

July 29, 2018 -

Babies born early in the third trimester may show signs of delayed auditory cortex development, which is a part of the brain that helps infants hear and understand sounds. This can influence the development of a baby's communication skills as they get older. The findings might even help doctors successfully screen babies who could undergo difficulties so they can receive the help they need beforehand.

An infant is considered premature once it is born before 37 weeks of ...

Memory strengthening TMR technique found to be more successful when accompanied with undisturbed sleep to promote memory consolidation

June 11, 2018 -

Previous studies have shown that an undisturbed short plastic period after cueing is needed for TMR to be effective. Therefore, researchers from Université libre de Bruxelles in Belgium looked at the effect of verbatim or interfering auditory presentation during wakefulness or non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and its impact on memory consolidation.

The researchers recruited 96 participants for the study. The participants were tasked to study a list of 40 word pairs that ...

Carotenoids are also good for your hearing: Study

August 24, 2018 -

The intriguing proposal first came up at the recent Nutrition 2018 conference. During a carotenoid-centric symposium, University of Georgia (UGA) professor Dr. Billy Hammond made his case for lutein's beneficial effect on the hearing of humans.

Many studies have shown that carotenoids interact with the human eyes. In contrast, the body of scientific literature that covers their connection with the human ears is much more sparse.

Hammond is very familiar with lutein's ...

Your ears are not equal: Research finds people process information better from the right side

December 24, 2017 -

The study, which was presented at the 174th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, revealed that people rely on their right ear to process and retain information that they hear.

“The more we know about listening in demanding environments, and listening effort in general, the better diagnostic tools, auditory management (including hearing aids) and auditory training will become,” explained study co-author Danielle Sacchinelli.

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Scientists: You really can improve your memory with magnets

April 21, 2017 -

To determine what the connection is, researchers studied 17 participants who were given auditory memory tasks while strapped to a magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG). The MEG and EEG revealed the frequency and amplitude of theta waves in the dorsal stream while the participants worked on memory tasks. The machines also recorded where the theta waves were coming from in the brain.

After the base was established, researchers then applied TMS ...

Understanding synesthesia: Why some people “hear” silent flashes

June 08, 2018 -

According to a study, at least one in five people may have signs of a synesthesia-like phenomenon where they can "hear" silent flashes or movement.

Researchers from the City University of London report that even if there isn't that much scientific data about this effect, "visually-evoked auditory response" (vEAR) is more common than other types of synesthesia, where some sounds may evoke certain colors.

Flashing lights and motion may evoke vivid sounds in people ...

Same thing, only better: Your brain behaves differently when you’re outside than it does – performing the same tasks – indoors

August 17, 2018 -

"Something about being outdoors changes brain activity," lead author Joanna Scanlon explained in an article that appeared in Science Daily. "In addition to dividing attention between the task and riding a bike, we noticed that brain activity associated with sensing and perceiving information was different when outdoors, which may indicate that the brain is compensating for environmental distractions."

For the study, the research team mounted mobile EEG equipment into ...

Nicotine exposure during development leads to hearing problems (press release)

September 20, 2006 - Nicotine exposure during development leads to hearing problems (press release)

Wednesday, September 20, 2006 by: NewsTargetTags: health news, Natural News, nutritionIn a study using rats, Raju Metherate, associate professor of neurobiology and behavior, and colleagues from UC Irvine, showed that nicotine exposure during the equivalent of a human�s third trimester led to hearing-related cognitive problems. This is the first time a study has demonstrated this causal link....

Deep-learning AI can determine what song is playing in your head

July 11, 2018 -

Apps like Shazam employ similar machine learning that let them identify a song by listening to it. But this is on a wholly different level of intelligence.

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) started working on their AI in 2014. Study author Brian Pasley and his teammates attached electrodes to the heads of volunteers and measured brain activity while the participants were speaking.

After finding out the connection between brain ...

New scientific study sheds light on why acupuncture is so effective for pain control

November 29, 2018 -

Countless people struggle with pain on a daily basis, whether it's related to an injury or a chronic condition, and acupuncture offers a safe, natural alternative to pharmaceuticals. Acupuncture has been a staple of traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. The practice of acupuncture has been rigorously researched and tested over many centuries. Indeed, with such a rich history, it is no surprise that this therapy is so effective.Acupuncture for pain relief

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Imagining threats beforehand can make you less afraid of them when (or if) they occur

April 03, 2019 -

The thesis of the argument is that fear is a learned reaction to certain stimuli. People quickly learn to fear a threatening or unpleasant experience. This fear will recur when certain cues, such as sights or sounds associated with the bad experience, are sensed. If the fear is severe, it can negatively impact life, often manifesting in emotional disorders like post-traumatic stress disorder, different forms of phobia, and anxiety.

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Bright light stimulates memory and learning, according to research

August 07, 2018 -

A group of scientists from Michigan State University carried out a study on the link between lighting and brain structure. In conducting the study, the group examined the brains of Nile grass rats after exposing them to dim and bright lights in a span of four weeks. After they conducted the trials, they found that the rats exposed to bright light exhibited significant improvement on a task that they had trained on in the past, which tested their learning and memory capacity....

Scientists discover that your brain’s perception is “strobed” not constant… you do not perceive actual reality in a continuous flow

November 28, 2017 -

The study "Auditory Sensitivity and Decision Criteria Oscillate at Different Frequencies Separately for the Two Ears" provides new evidence that prove oscillations in auditory perception for the first time. The report is a collaboration between Professor David Alais, Johahn Leung and Tam Ho of the schools of Psychology and Medical Sciences of the University of Sydney, Professor David Burr from the Department of Neuroscience of the University of Florence and Professor Maria ...