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auditory neuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·May 13, 2020Body language can also be heardThe human voice contains information about dynamic bodily states. The findings shed light on the evolution of both spoken language and non-verbal communication. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 21, 2020How the brain controls the voiceOscillations in the fronto-striatal network predict whether a bat is about to use echolocation or vocalized communication. Read More
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auditory neuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·February 27, 2020Using a cappella to explain speech and music specializationUsing Cappella recordings, researchers discover humans have developed complementary neural systems in each hemisphere for auditory stimuli. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotech·February 12, 2020DIY tools TalkBox and SenseBox help people with disabilities to communicateScientists have developed DIY assistive technology prototypes that can help those with disabilities to communicate and interact with the world around them. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 16, 2019Speech could be older than we thoughtSpeech could have emerged earlier than the 200,000 years ago, long before current linguistic theory suggests. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 3, 2019Young Children and Infants Read to By Parents Have Stronger Vocabulary SkillsReading to infants and young children is associated with stronger vocabulary skills at age three. The findings reveal parents who read to children with genetic predispositions to learning and attention disorders help improve their language acquisition skills. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 2, 2019Cats’ faces hard to read, except for ‘cat whisperers’People can infer a cat's affective state from subtle aspects of their facial expressions. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 11, 2019Humans’ ability to read dogs’ facial expressions is learned, not innateThe human ability to recognize the facial expressions of dogs is acquired through age and experience and is not an evolutionarily selected trait. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 30, 2019Mechanisms of real-time speech interpretation in the human brain revealedStudy reveals the dynamic patterns of information flow between critical language regions of the brain. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 27, 2019Teenagers less likely to respond to mothers with controlling tone of voiceMothers who address their teens with a neutral tone of voice elicit more positive and less negative emotions in their children, increasing closeness. Those who speak with a controlling tone evoke negative emotions and have a less close bond with their teenage child. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 21, 2019Babbling babies’ behavior changes parents’ speechParents unconsciously modify their speech to include fewer unique words, shorter sentences, and one-word replies when their baby babbles, but not when they are simply speaking to the baby. Read More
