New research reveals that the insula, a key brain region, shows altered connectivity in people who struggle to understand speech in noisy environments.

As they age, some people find it harder to understand speech in noisy environments. Now, University at Buffalo researchers ...

They show up as bright white spots when you get a brain MRI: lesions called white matter ... "Particularly notable was the ...

Researchers have identified the area in the brain that shows significant changes in people who struggle with speech in noise.

resting-state MRI reveals functional connections, showing how different brain regions work together even when not actively engaged in tasks. The study found that the left insula shows stronger ...