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·September 26, 2018·5 min read

Unlocking the Secret of How the Brain Encodes Speech

Researchers report the brain controls speech production in a similar manner to how it controls the production of arm and hand movements. The findings could help to build better speech decoders for BMI, helping those who are unable to speak to find their voice.

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·August 15, 2018·5 min read

Brain Networks Responsible for Naming Objects Identified

Researchers have identified specific brain networks that helps us associate objects with their names. The study sheds light on how the brain connects meaning to words and could help explain why people with neurodegenerative diseases often have problems naming every day objects.

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·July 3, 2018·4 min read

Feeling Young Could Mean Your Brain is Aging More Slowly

People often say you are only as old as you feel. This may be the case for the aging brain. Researchers say older people who feel younger than their age have increased gray matter volume in key brain regions, fewer signs of brain aging and performed better on cognitive tests than those who felt their actual age.

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·June 13, 2018·5 min read

Mindfulness Meditation and Relaxation Response Have Different Effects on Brain Function

A new study reports relaxation exercises strengthens coupling between brain areas associated with deliberate control, while mindfulness strengthens coupling between areas associated with sensory awareness and perception.

brain scans taken while people listened to music

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·June 12, 2018·6 min read

Higher Empathy People Process Music Differently in the Brain

Researchers report people with higher empathy process music with greater involvement in the brain's reward system and areas of the brain associated with social information processing.

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·March 13, 2018·4 min read

Emotional Suppression Reduces Memory of Negative Events

Researchers report both implicit and explicit emotional suppression reduces connectivity in brain regions associated with encoding emotional memories.

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·March 13, 2018·5 min read

How the Brain Processes Music

Researchers reveal the right homologue of the Broca's area plays a major role in the processing of music.

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·December 13, 2017·5 min read

Voices and Emotions: The Forehead is the Key

A new study reveals the frontal regions of the brain play a vital role in assessing and interpreting emotions communicated orally.

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·December 12, 2017·4 min read

Stuttering: Stop Signals in the Brain Disturb Speech Flow

Hyperactivity in the right hemisphere is stronger in people who stutter or have similar speech disorders than in those without speech problems, researchers report.

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·November 21, 2017·3 min read

Brains of Children With Better Physical Fitness Posses Greater Gray Matter Volume

Researchers link physical fitness in children to increased gray matter volume in areas of the brain implicated in language processing and reading skills.

Image of the brain with the middle temporal gyrus highlighted.

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·March 30, 2016·4 min read

Structure of Right Side of Brain May Predict Language Recovery After Stroke

A new study reports the structure of the right side of the brain might help to predict who will recover from aphasia following a stroke.

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·August 18, 2015·4 min read

Brain Imaging Study Finds Unequal Healthcare Funding Provokes Moral Disgust

A new study reports brain areas associated with moral and social disgust are triggered in people when they believe healthcare funding is split unequally.

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