The sound will appear to come from different locations, particularly if the sound is coming from above or below your head, because your brain attempts to analyze the ear’s input to the brain based on ...

The ear is much more than a hearing device, as both doctors and laymen were sharply reminded last week by the repercussions of what happened in Colonel John Glenn’s inner ear when he “spun in ...

Several studies that had examined the inner ears of deaf people shortly after they died demonstrated that outer hair cells were required for hearing. It was clear that the inner hair cells served to ...

By labeling stem cells with a genetic 'barcode', they have been able to follow the cells' developmental journey and discover how the inner ear is formed in mice. The discovery could provide ...