How We Can Hear Without Sound
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English - November 01, 2007 00:00 - 2 minutes - ★★★★ - 215 ratingsScience Technology science technology minute brain behavior psychology psychiatry neuroscience scientific american 60-second Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Research published in Nature describes how spontaneous activity in a developing ear creates the mechanics of hearing in the absence of sound. Researchers say this might help explain the tortuous ringing of tinnitus.