FeaturedNeuroscience·October 8, 2013·3 min readBrain Anatomy and Language in Young ChildrenStudying the neurodevelopment in young children acquiring language skills, researchers found larger myelin structures were already in place.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 18, 2013·3 min readLearning Dialects Shapes Brain Areas That Process Spoken LanguageResearchers find the pitch-accent in words pronounced in standard Japanese activates different brain hemispheres depending on whether the listener speaks standard Japanese or one of the regional dialects.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 30, 2013·2 min readBaby Brains are Tuned to the Specific Actions of OthersResearchers discover infant brains are surprisingly sensitive to other people's movements.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 31, 2013·2 min readGene Found to Foster Synapse Formation in the BrainA gene implicated in human speech disorders and epilepsy is also required for vocalization and synapse formation in mice, researchers discover.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 6, 2014·3 min readBabbling Babies Responding to One-on-One ‘Baby Talk’ Master More WordsEarly language development isn't so much the quantity of words as the style of speech and social context in which speech occurs, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 17, 2014·4 min readGender and Genes Play an Important Role in Delayed Language DevelopmentAccording to a new study, boys are at greater risk for delays in language development than girls.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·March 19, 2014·3 min readSocial Feedback Loop Aids Language DevelopmentA social feedback loop is created when verbal interactions take place between parent and child. This loop is important for language development, but is experienced less frequently and is diminished in strength for children with Autism.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 17, 2014·4 min readA Biological Engine for Human LanguageResearchers suggest the human brain forms languages based on an innate set of linguistic rules.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 11, 2014·6 min readFrom Contemporary Syntax to Human Language’s Deep OriginsNew research amplifies hypothesis that human language builds on birdsong and speech forms of other primates.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 4, 2014·2 min readStudy Shows “Less Is More” for Kids Learning New WordsWhen the learning environment remains consistent, toddlers are more successful in learning new words, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 1, 2014·4 min readImproving Babies’ Language Skills Before They’re Even Old Enough to SpeakA new study reports babies can be trained to recognize language-like sounds which can accelerate the development of brain maps critical to language acquisition.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 27, 2014·3 min readUltrasound Guides Tongue to Pronounce ‘R’ SoundsUltrasound technology is being used to help children pronounce the difficult "r" sound, according to a new research paper.Read More