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·February 27, 2017·3 min read

Brain Imaging Headband Measures How Our Minds Align When We Communicate

Researchers report a new neuroimaging device can successfully measure brain synchronization during a conversation.

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·February 21, 2017·8 min read

Brain Computer Interface Advance Allows Fast and Accurate Typing By People With Paralysis

New advances in brain computer interface technology allows three people with movement impairments to control a cursor by imagining their hand movements.

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·January 31, 2017·5 min read

Brain Computer Interface Allows Completely Locked In People to Communicate

Researchers have developed a BCI that can decipher and communicate the thoughts of those with locked in syndrome.

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·January 27, 2017·3 min read

Memory Limits Give Rise to Open Ended Language Abilities

How we remember sequences helps give rise to language like systems of reusable structural patterns, a new study reports.

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·January 20, 2017·6 min read

How the Brain Helps Us Understand Spoken Words in Noisy Settings

Researchers have discovered a mechanism the brain uses to help compensate when noise obscures speech sounds.

Featured Psychology

·January 17, 2017·5 min read

Want to Ace an Exam? Tell a Friend What You Learned

Telling another person the details of newly learned information can help you recall the specifics better and for longer, a new study reports.

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·January 11, 2017·3 min read

Do Dogs of All Ages Respond Equally to Dog-Directed Speech?

Puppies respond best to when people speak slowly and with a higher tone, a new study reports.

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·January 11, 2017·3 min read

Baboon Vocalizations Contain Five Vowel-Like Sounds Comparable to Those of Human Speech

Much like humans, baboons use several vowel like sounds to communicate, a new study reports.

Featured Psychology

·January 7, 2017·1 min read

You’ve Got Mail! Personality Differences in Email Use

Sending emails outside of work hours leads to added stress, researchers report.

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Featured Neuroscience

·January 4, 2017·4 min read

Stuttering Linked to Reduced Blood Flow in Brain Area Associated With Language

Cerebral blood flow is reduced in the Broca's area of people who stutter, researchers report. Additionally, the more severely a person stutters, the less blood flows to this area of the brain.

Featured Genetics

·January 2, 2017·3 min read

Genes Affecting Communication Skills Linked to Genes Related to Psychiatric Disorders

A new study links genes that pose as a risk factor for autism and schizophrenia with genes that influence the ability to communicate during development.