Researchers discover that Heschl’s gyrus plays a major role in interpreting speech qualities like pitch, tone, and emphasis. An area of the brain called Heschl’s gyrus — long known for handling early ...

Previous studies have suggested a particular hotspot in the brain might be responsible for perceiving pitch, but auditory neuroscientists are still debating whether this "pitch center" actually exists ...

A new study from Northwestern University’s School of Communication, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Wisconsin-Madison has identified an unexpected role for a brain region long ...

Altered development of a part of the auditory cortex in preterm infants is associated with poorer language skills in early childhood, finds a brain imaging study of very early-born babies in a ...