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·December 5, 2022·4 min read

How the Broca’s Area of the Brain Helps Children Easily Learn Grammar

The development of a child's general and grammatical linguistic abilities between the ages of 3 to 4 is accompanied by the maturation of brain structures within the "language network".

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·July 19, 2022·6 min read

Similar Activity in Brain’s Language Network, No Matter the Language You Speak

In a study of speakers of 45 languages, researchers found similar patterns of brain activity and language selectivity.

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·January 5, 2022·5 min read

Study Reveals Brain Networks Enabling Human Conversation

Researchers have identified a specific brain network that becomes active as we plan our replies within a conversation.

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·February 19, 2021·4 min read

How the Brain Processes Sign Language

The Broca's area, an area of the brain associated with spoken language processing, plays a crucial role in the ability to process sign language.

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·April 5, 2020·3 min read

New insights into the mechanisms underlying the development of schizophrenia

Findings support the theory that impaired prefrontal control of the dopamine system is a key mechanism for the development of schizophrenia.

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·September 26, 2018·5 min read

Unlocking the Secret of How the Brain Encodes Speech

Researchers report the brain controls speech production in a similar manner to how it controls the production of arm and hand movements. The findings could help to build better speech decoders for BMI, helping those who are unable to speak to find their voice.

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·August 14, 2018·3 min read

Adult-Child Conversations Strengthen Language Regions of Developing Brain

Researchers report the greater conversational turn taking between adults and children, the stronger the connections are between the Wernicke's area and Broca's area in the child's brain.

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·March 13, 2018·5 min read

How the Brain Processes Music

Researchers reveal the right homologue of the Broca's area plays a major role in the processing of music.

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·February 14, 2018·6 min read

Back and Forth Exchanges Boost Children’s Brain Response to Language

Engaging young children in conversation helps boost language development, researchers report.

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·June 12, 2017·6 min read

Socioeconomic Background Linked to Reading Improvement

Dyslexic children of lower socioeconomic status benefit more from summer reading programs than their more affluent peers, a new study reports.

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·May 12, 2017·5 min read

The Science of Laughter – And Why It Also Has A Dark Side

While laughter is considered to be a sign of happiness, it isn't always healthy or positive, researchers report.

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·May 8, 2017·5 min read

Humanlike Ways of Thinking Evolved 1.8 Million Years Ago

A new study places the appearance of modern humanlike cognition at the emergence of Homo erectus 1.8 million years ago, 600,000 years before the appearance of Neanderthals.

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Broca’s area

How the Broca’s Area of the Brain Helps Children Easily Learn Grammar

Similar Activity in Brain’s Language Network, No Matter the Language You Speak

How the Brain Processes Sign Language

New insights into the mechanisms underlying the development of schizophrenia

Unlocking the Secret of How the Brain Encodes Speech

Adult-Child Conversations Strengthen Language Regions of Developing Brain

How the Brain Processes Music

Back and Forth Exchanges Boost Children’s Brain Response to Language

Socioeconomic Background Linked to Reading Improvement

Humanlike Ways of Thinking Evolved 1.8 Million Years Ago

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