The Scientist - Home

The principles of neuroplasticity may underlie the positive effects of music therapy in treating a diversity of diseases.

Some bat vocalizations resemble bird songs, though at higher frequencies, and as researchers unveil the behaviors’ neural underpinnings, the similarities may run even deeper.

Mice and rats produce ultrasonic signals to attract mates.

Frogs and other anurans call to attract mates, and individuals must strive for their voices to be heard in the crowd.

A handful of insect species communicate using auditory signals—sounds that researchers have dubbed “song.”

Structured whale songs are shared by group members and evolve over time, but the calls’ functions are still unclear.

Many fish species click, grunt, growl, grumble, or hum—but is it music?

“Nature’s melodies” may be a human construct that says more about us than about the musicality of other animals.

For research on drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases, dogs offer a better predictor of clinical outcomes. 

Scientists identify the genes responsible for bacteria-controlled sterility in arthropods.

Scientists treat Staphylococcus aureus skin infections using lotions made with bacteria from atopic dermatitis patients’ own microbiomes.

The 23-year-old neuroscience graduate student, born in Saudi Arabia and raised in numerous countries, came to the U.S. as a teenager to attend college.