Sentences with phrase «acoustic habituation»

«Mechanism that regulates acoustic habituation identified.»

Susanne Schmid, PhD, associate professor at Western's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, and principal investigator on the study explains that acoustic habituation is a common form of sensory filtering, which refers to the brain's ability to block out extraneous sounds, feelings or visual information so that we are able to focus on what's most important in our surroundings.

This ability is called acoustic habituation, and new Western - led research has identified the underlying molecular mechanism that controls this capability.