The majority of deafness cases throughout the world are genetic in origin, and for years, scientists have been exploring ways that gene therapies could make deafness a thing of the past. By delivering ...

In some insects and vertebrate species, the specific enlargement of sensory cell epithelium facilitates the perception of particular behaviourally relevant signals. The insect auditory fovea in the ...

This study investigates the auditory sensation in the nematode C. elegans, demonstrating that these worms are capable of sensing and responding to airborne sound. The research outlines methods to ...

A new study challenges a decades-old hypothesis on adaptation, a key feature in how sensory cells of the inner ear (hair cells) detect sound. A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz ...