When we are first born, we can perceive all of the sounds of every language in the world. As we listen to our caregivers speak, even before we can communicate on our own, our ability to perceive all ...

Prof Emi Hasuo studies how the brain perceives and processes sound rhythm. Surprisingly, the physical rhythm and perceived rhythm are sometimes different. Moreover, sounds of the same rhythm are ...

Professor Bryan Pardo understands the role sound plays in daily life and why artificial intelligence tools that perceive sound are more important than ever before. Professor Bryan Pardo heads the ...

Welcome to the Vowels In America (VIA) research project, a joint effort by sociolinguists from the University of Nevada, Reno and the University of Oregon to better understand the relationship between ...

When two notes are an octave apart, one has double the frequency of the other yet we perceive them as being the same note – a “C” for example. Why is this? Readers give their take This question has a ...