To mark National Hearing Day, the reConnect Institute has released a new educational infographic designed to help people better understand the journey of sound, from the moment it enters the ear until it is interpreted by the brain.
How does a simple sound become information that our brain can interpret? To answer this key question, check out our infographic, which outlines the different stages of the auditory process: a highly precise transmission chain.
“Understanding how we hear is already a step toward taking better care of our hearing,” says Grégory Gérenton, a research engineer at the reConnect Institute at the Center for Research and Innovation in Human Audiology atHearing Institute Institut PasteurHearing Institute .
This content provides a visual overview of the role of each structure, from the outer ear to the brain.
Check out this resource below, created in collaboration with experts from the reConnect Institute. Credits: reConnect Institute – Institut Pasteur Cécile Couturier – Sandrine Fellay.
