# The science of hearing

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Douglas L. Oliver
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/douglas_l_oliver_the_science_of_hearing)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The ability to recognize sounds and identify their location is possible thanks to the auditory system. That's comprised of two main parts: the ear, and the brain. The ear's task is to convert sound energy into neural signals; the brain's is to receive and process the information those signals contain. To understand how that works, Douglas L. Oliver follows a sound on its journey into the ear. \[TED-Ed Animation by Cabong Studios\]

## Lectures

1. [The science of hearing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/douglas_l_oliver_the_science_of_hearing/165d30b19a70), 6 min (TED's player)