People who score higher for empathy traits are better able to understand and decode the emotional sounds of animals.
Regardless of a child's gender, parents talk more to toddlers who already verbally communicate well.
US Senate candidate, John Fetterman, who suffered a stroke earlier this year, has been criticized by the opposition for his performance in recent broadcasts and in this week's debate. Following his stroke, Fetterman developed aphasia, auditory processing, and speech issues which have led some to question his fitness for office. While aphasia and auditory processing disorders can make the speech of sufferers difficult to understand, they do not imply cognitive impairments. Researchers shed light on aphasia and stroke recovery, reporting auditory processing symptoms as a result of stroke do not alter one's intelligence, behavior, or other executive abilities.
Social interaction robots show promise in helping those who stutter to improve their speech fluency and communication confidence.
A newly developed multidimensional lexicon of emojis helps crack the coded language and emotional value of emoji use, a popular form of communication by young texters, beyond simple negativity or positivity.
When people with language disorders such as aphasia speak, their communication partners are more likely to pay attention to the speaker's hand movements and gestures. Gestures, researchers say, may help supplement understanding of what is being verbally communicated.
Recognition of our own voices creates a sense of agency in speech and is a critical factor in our sense of control over our speech. Researchers say personal connection to our voices may be key to understanding auditory hallucinations and could help to improve a person's virtual reality experience.
Hearing personal narratives instead of simply cold, hard facts motivates people to change their behaviors to help protect more vulnerable groups.
Study reveals a link between spoken languages and the sense of touch.
The more connected people feel toward each other, the quicker they are to respond to one another in a conversation.
A small cluster of neurons in the brainstem regulates tempo and coordinates vocalization with breathing.
Researchers have identified a specific brain network that becomes active as we plan our replies within a conversation.
