Researchers have found that the parts of the inner ear that process sounds such as speech and music seem to work differently than other parts of the inner ear. Researchers from Linköping University ...

Little Foot is one of the oldest known hominins in southern Africa. This almost complete skeleton, belonging to the genus Australopithecus, dates back more than three million years. It was found in ...

Scientists have revealed in near-atomic detail the structure of the key part of the inner ear responsible for hearing. The findings could point the way toward developing new treatments for hearing ...

The inner ear is divided into two fluid filled chambers - one inside the other. Figure 3 illustrates the basic organization of both the organs of hearing and balance. The fluid in the two chambers ...

Dark, diamond-shaped spots in inner ear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are not always signs of pathological changes—they can simply result from how a person is positioned in the scanner. A ...

Cochlear implant surgery helps people with severe hearing loss by placing an electronic device inside the inner ear. To reach ...

Amélie Beaudet receives funding from the DST-NRF Center of Excellence in Palaeosciences and the Claude Leon Foundation. Little Foot is one of the oldest known hominins in southern Africa. This almost ...