Hearing repetitive brand names like Coca-Cola, Hubba Bubba and Tostitos may elicit positive feelings and increase consumers’ intention to purchase, suggests a new study published in the Journal of ...

Repetitive sounds and seizures experienced in infancy can permanently hinder formation of blood vessels in the brains of mice, Yale University researchers report online Dec. 4 in the journal Nature.

If you're having a bad day, you may want to stay away from listening to commercials for Lululemon or Coca Cola. Or from any retailer or merchandise whose name bears a similarly repetitive phonetic ...

Certain everyday sounds trigger intense emotional and physical reactions in some individuals due to abnormal brain connections between auditory and emotional regions. This condition, misophonia, ...

11:08, Thu, Feb 27, 2025 Updated: 16:36, Thu, Feb 27, 2025 A doctor has warned that a rhythmic thudding noise in your ear might be a sign of a life-threatening emergency. Pulsatile tinnitus (PT) is a ...

For most of human existence, listening was closely tied to moments that carried meaning, emotion or survival. Nature supplied the backdrop – wind, water, animals – and music surfaced in hunting ...

Everyone has that one sound that makes their skin crawl. Maybe it is a colleague who keeps clicking a pen during a meeting, or someone chewing loudly beside you on a quiet train. These everyday noises ...