Tinnitus. A special example of a failure mode for your plastic brain.

Millions of individuals (2% of humankind) are plagued by continuous sounds generated in their skulls, not coming from the real world. Because these ringing or roaring sounds are inescapable and because they strongly influence emotional-control processes in the brain, they can literally drive an individual who hears them incessantly just a little bit crazy. No one dies from tinnitus (although … Continue reading →
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - Category: Neurologists Authors: Tags: Aging and the Brain Brain Fitness Brain Fitness Program Brain Plasticity Brain Science Brain Trauma, Injury Neuroscience Posit Science Uncategorized Source Type: blogs