Research Fellow in Auditory Neuroscience, University of Southampton
Mark Fletcher is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, who is looking into potential adverse health effects caused by very high-frequency sound and ultrasound.
Before working at Southampton, Mark did his PhD at the Institute of Hearing Research, where he used auditory psychophysics and otoacoustic emissions to help develop methods for measuring top-down control of cochlear processing in humans. Mark also has an interest in tinnitus research and is working with a researcher from the Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit on the development of an auditory training app, which focuses on the recreation of highly realistic auditory environments.
Vibrations on the skin help the hearing impaired locate sound source
Feb 03, 2020 12:26 pm UTC| Science
When we hear a car hurtling towards us, we usually immediately know where it is coming from so we can get out of the way. Our brains have an amazing ability to rapidly separate the sound of the car from background sounds...