FeaturedNeuroscience·May 4, 2020·6 min readUnderstanding the developing brain for readingA structural brain scaffold in infants serves as a foundation for literacy. Language and reading may refine this pre-existing brain scaffold. The study also reveals robust language networks activate while children sleep if stories are read to them during slumber.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 26, 2018·5 min readLink Found Between Resilience to Dyslexia and Gray Matter in Frontal CortexResearchers report high density of neurons in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex play a significant role in resilient dyslexia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 3, 2019·4 min readThe brain processes words placed on the right side of a screen more quicklyThe left and right hemispheres of the brain are characterized by different word processing strategies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 26, 2014·6 min readResearchers Identify Brain Regions That Encode Words, Grammar and StoryA new neuroimaging study identifies areas of the brain responsible for language processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 24, 2022·5 min readStudy Argues Developmental Dyslexia Essential to Human Adaptive SuccessResearchers argue those with dyslexia are specialized to explore the unknown. This explorative bias has an evolutionary basis that plays a crucial role in human survival.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 12, 2016·2 min readUnlocking Clues to Language Based Learning in ChildrenA new study which links working memory to learning in children may help educators develop new strategies to help those with learning difficulties.Read More
