Research Design Connection: Interpreting Sound
Researchers at NYU’s Langone Medical Center have published research in “Nature Neuroscience” detailing how information collected via other senses influences our interpretations of what we hear. The team learned that, “The brain’s interpretation of sound is influenced by cues from other senses…’What the brain ‘hears’ depends on what is ‘seen’ in addition to specific sounds, as the brain calculates how to respond,’ says study senior investigator and neuroscientist Robert Froemke, PhD, an assistant professor at NYU Langone and its Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine…‘Our study shows how the same sound can mean different things inside the brain depending on the situation,’ says Froemke. ‘We know, for instance, that people learn to respond without alarm to the honk of a car horn if heard from the safety of their homes, but are startled to hear the same honk while crossing a busy street.’” This finding may help design researchers better understand …
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