AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 18, 2016·4 min readFolinic Acid Could Help Children With Autism Communicate BetterA new study reports prescription doses of folinic acid may help improve language and communication skills in children with ASD.Read More
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Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 27, 2016·5 min readEar Ossicles of Modern Humans and Neanderthal Had Different Shape but Similar FunctionFindings could shed new light on the emergence of human spoken language.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 26, 2016·3 min readPoor English Skills at Start of School Linked to Behavioral DifficultiesA new study reports children who enter school with poor English language skills are more likely to have social, emotional and behavioral difficulties in later years.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
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 15, 2016·5 min readBrain Sensing Technology Allows Monkeys to Type at a Rate of 12 Words Per MinuteResearchers have developed new technology that reads signals directly from the brain that could pave the way for people with movement disorders to communicate.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 1, 2016·4 min readVoice Control in Orangutan Gives Clues to Early Human SpeechRocky the Orangutan may help researchers better understand how human speech evolved from the time of the great apes.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 1, 2016·2 min readUnlocking the Languages of Autistic Children in FamiliesAccording to researchers, intermedial languages and creativity can be used as a bridge to communicate with autistic children.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 11, 2016·8 min readPredicting Language Deficits Following Strokes with Connectome Based ImagingResearchers report that, following a stroke, mapping the brain's white matter connections in addition to imaging tissue damage could help to predict which patients will have language deficits and how severe they may be.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 7, 2016·4 min readBaby Talk: How Parent-Child Communication From Birth to Three Sets the Stage for SuccessResearchers offer specific guidance to parents about just what kind of talk is most important, and at what ages and stages in a child’s growth.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 27, 2016·3 min readText Messaging With Smartphones Triggers a New Type of Brain RhythmAccording to researchers, sending text messages on a smartphone can alter the rhythm of brain waves.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 11, 2016·4 min read“Now or Never Bottleneck” Explains Language AcquisitionFundamental limitations on sensory and cognitive memory shape language acquisition and processing, a new study reports.Read More
