FeaturedNeuroscience·December 2, 2017·5 min readWhy Do We See Similarities Across Languages? The Brain May Be ResponsibleResearchers report we may see similarities between different languages as a result of the brain's preference for efficient information processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 21, 2017·3 min readBrains of Children With Better Physical Fitness Posses Greater Gray Matter VolumeResearchers link physical fitness in children to increased gray matter volume in areas of the brain implicated in language processing and reading skills.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 20, 2017·4 min readDelayed Word Processing May Predict Alzheimer’s RiskUniversity of Birmingham researchers report a delayed response to processing written words could signify an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in patients with MCI.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 5, 2017·4 min readFound in Translation: Universal Brain Activity When People Find Meaning in Stories, Regardless of LanguageRegardless of our origin or native language, researchers discover universal patterns of brain activity when people find meaning in a story.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 12, 2017·5 min readHow Neural Networks ThinkResearchers have developed a new technique that works as an automatic translator, shedding light on how AI and neural networks are able to process language.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 30, 2017·9 min readPatient Plays Saxophone While Surgeons Remove Brain TumorA musician who played his saxophone during surgery to remove a brain tumor helped researchers shed light on how music is processed in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 12, 2017·3 min readRhythmic Firing of Brain Cells Supports Communication in Brain Network for LanguageA new PNAS study reveals the communication between brain areas that specialize in language is supported by the rhythmic synchronization of brain cells. Researchers found different rhythms reflect different directions of information flow.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 31, 2017·5 min readHuman Brain Tunes in to Visual Rhythms in Sign LanguageA sign language study helps researchers better understand how the brain processes language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 25, 2017·4 min readWhat’s Coming Next? How the Brain Predicts SpeechA new study sheds light on how the brain predicts what comes next when someone is talking.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 20, 2017·5 min readRecognizing Foreign Accents Helps Brain Process Accented SpeechIf we can recognize the accent we hear, our brains are able to process foreign accented speech with better real time accuracy, a new study reports.Read More
AutismFeatured·March 1, 2017·7 min readAdults With Autism Overcome Childhood Language ChallengesResearchers report the brain can learn to compensate for language processing problems in adults with autism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 20, 2016·7 min readHippocampus Helps Fill in Blanks of LanguageAccording to researchers, memory and language are deeply linked via the hippocampus.Read More