Researchers have developed a non-invasive method for mapping the human auditory pathway, which could potentially be used as a tool to help clinicians decide the best surgical strategy for patients ...

But the brain’s auditory pathway does not process all those elements at once. Consider the analogy of sending a letter in the mail from, say, New York City to Taipei.

As we age, many of us will eventually need hearing aids. In some cases, the reason for this may be a signaling pathway that controls auditory sensory cell function and is downregulated with age.

The incoming calcium triggers the release of a neurotransmitter, which transmits the electrical signal to auditory nerve cells. The electrical signal is then transmitted along the auditory pathway ...