Mammals can hear sounds extending over a vast range of sound levels with remarkable accuracy. How auditory neurons code sound level over such a range is unclear; firing rates of individual neurons ...

A few weeks ago, we pointed to a site called Raining.fm, a cloud-based rain streaming service. Because rain rocks. But if you’re not totally into the whole drizzle thing and would rather write or code ...

Programming computers is a piece of cake. Or so the world’s digital-skills gurus would have us believe. From the non-profit Code.org’s promise that ‘Anybody can learn!’ to Apple chief executive Tim ...

Auditory cortex in anesthetized animals responds poorly to rapid stimulus trains. In awake marmosets, rapidly repeating sounds are now shown to be represented by a rate code. Perceiving change in ...

Musicians have spent centuries flirting with technology to push the boundaries of the art, from the Theremin to mid-century tape experiments. Despite this fascination, only a tiny niche have gone so ...