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Brain Region Helps Tune Our Hearing to Focus on Important Sounds
Summary: A new study uncovers how the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) aids the auditory cortex in adapting to different hearing contexts. Researchers found that the OFC sends signals to the auditory cortex to help switch between passive and active listening. …