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How random sounds played while sleeping impair memory formation

For several years now, sleep research has been focusing intensively on the question of whether targeted auditory stimulation during sleep can improve the consolidation of new memories. A research team in Freiburg led by the neuropsychologists Prof. Dr. Monika Schönauer and Dr. No

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New non-invasive treatment shows promise for twin pregnancy complications

An innovative experimental procedure that uses high-energy sound waves to treat a rare and serious pregnancy condition called twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is safe, according to an early-stage research trial involving U.K. and European patients.

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The same sounds are mapped similarly in the human and mouse brain, study finds

While exploring the world around them, both humans and other animals continuously interpret information they pick up with their sight, hearing, touch and other senses. Neuroscience research suggests that the brain does not individually process every single sensory experience, but

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Can infants detect voices in noisy environments? New research says yes

In noisy environments, organisms differentiate sounds they want to detect from interfering noise to improve their perception of target sounds. This process is widely conserved across species, including birds, crocodiles, ferrets and human adults. But how early in life does this a

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Is using screens to calm a child bad? It depends.

In "Llama Llama Mad at Mama," a popular children's book from 2007, a little Llama Llama goes to the grocery store with his mama and becomes overwhelmed by all the sounds, sights, smells and shopping decisions happening around him. In a scene familiar to every parent, the cartoon

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Sound waves guide cultured cells to form vessel-like networks within one week

With the aid of physical forces—in this case, sound—it is possible to actively steer the formation of engineered tissue. For example, sound waves can be used to create functional vascular networks with blood vessel-like structures in vitro. Scientists at the Center for Molecular

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Heat wave: Why you should skip that cold beer or cocktail

Summer, the FIFA World Cup and a cold beer. Sounds like a dream? Be careful, though; the combination of heat and alcohol can quickly take a very bad turn.

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Made of steel: how South Yorkshire became the British indie heartland

Galvanised by the Arctic Monkeys and guided by wise heads such as Richard Hawley and the Reverend, disused steel mills and former pit villages are now shaking to the hum of the Sherlocks, Milburn and more – and creating hyperlocal chart successes● Bingley rockers Marmozets: ‘I le

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Muse: The Wow! Signal review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Warner)From Count Dracula organ to choirs crying in Latin, the Devon band are scenery-chewingly preposterous yet nuanced on this epic about extraterrestrial lifeBarely three minutes of Muse’s 10th album has elapsed before a choir make an appearance: a choir that isn’t singing s

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Add to playlist: the fluid club deconstructions of Stolen Velour, Floco and Aria SL and th

Housesharing brought the south London trio’s sounds – classical vocals, violin, clubby production – together as they bled through the walls, to shapeshifting effectFrom South LondonRecommended if you like FKA twigs, James K, Anysia KimUp next Debut album Underlight out nowThere a

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‘You come out feeling high’: I sang with strangers in a one-day choir – and it was surpris

As people yearn for connection, these events are popping up around the world - and spreading ‘collective effervescence’We met in a former synagogue, a vast room with hardwood floors where the sound could echo freely. All were strangers, many former choir nerds, united by a love f

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‘Fun, propulsive, full of queer joy’: readers’ favourite albums of 2026 so far, from Muna

After the Guardian’s music critics chose their best of the half-year, we asked you for your picks – from Brian Jackson and Arlo Parks to Maya Hawke, Flea and more• The best albums of 2026 so far• ‘I saw it seven times in the cinema’: readers’ favourite films of 2026 so farThe alb

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