Login
Subscribe
Karaoke-Sleep Study Links Disrupted REM With Poor Memory Processing
Karaoke-Sleep Study Links Disrupted REM With Poor Memory Processing
An unusual experiment suggests that interrupted REM sleep can interfere with the amygdala’s ability to process emotional memories overnight—in this case, the distressing memories of listening to oneself sing out of tune.
An unusual experiment suggests that interrupted REM sleep can interfere with the amygdala’s ability to process emotional memories overnight—in this case, the distressing memories of listening to oneself sing out of tune.
singing
Singing Through Tone Deafness
The Scientist Staff | Mar 16, 2017 | 1 min read
Author Tim Falconer didn't take his congenital amusia lying down. With the help of neuroscientists and vocal coaches, he tried to teach himself to sing against all odds.
How Bad Singing Landed Me in an MRI Machine
Tim Falconer | Mar 1, 2017 | 3 min read
One author's journey through the science of his congenital amusia
Researchers Study Rodent Songs They Can’t Hear
Joshua A. Krisch | Mar 1, 2017 | 3 min read
Mice and rats produce ultrasonic signals to attract mates.
Tune Into the Animal Kingdom
The Scientist Staff | Feb 28, 2017 | 1 min read
A survey of sounds from birds to whales to fruit flies to fish
From Squeaks to Song
Hannah Waters | May 1, 2012 | 3 min read
House mice sing melodies out of the range of human hearing, and the crooning is impacting research from evolutionary biology to neuroscience.