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·January 19, 2023·4 min read

Repeating New Words Out Loud Isn’t Always the Best Way to Learn Them

When learning new vocabulary, repeating words can have a negative effect on learning. Silently listening to the words or pausing between hearing and producing the new word helps to better consolidate language learning.

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·December 5, 2022·4 min read

How the Broca’s Area of the Brain Helps Children Easily Learn Grammar

The development of a child's general and grammatical linguistic abilities between the ages of 3 to 4 is accompanied by the maturation of brain structures within the "language network".

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·October 11, 2022·4 min read

Properties of ‘Baby Talk’ Similar Across Many Languages

Infant-directed speech, or "baby talk", displays similar properties across 36 different languages.

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·September 29, 2022·4 min read

Exposure to Accents Helps Children Learn Words

Children exposed to diverse regional accents on a frequent basis have an edge when it comes to language acquisition.

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·September 28, 2022·7 min read

What’s in a Word? Identifying Language Disorders Earlier Can Set Children up for Success

The earlier language disorders in children are identified, the earlier help can be provided to insure fluid language acquisition.

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·September 27, 2022·3 min read

Language Learning Difficulties in Children Linked to Brain Differences

Children with developmental language disorder have less myelin in parts of the brain associated with acquiring rules and habits, as well as brain areas associated with language production and comprehension.

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·April 11, 2022·6 min read

Foreign Languages Slow Down Brain Aging

Bilingualism can slow and mitigate the course of age-related changes in the brain.

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·October 25, 2021·5 min read

Studying a Second Language Boosts Cognitive Function

Older adults who studied to learn a new language showed similar improvements in critical cognitive skills as those who used brain training apps to stay sharp.

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·August 30, 2021·5 min read

Struggling to Learn a New Language? Blame It on Your Stable Brain

A new study may answer why it is so difficult for us to learn a second language as we enter adulthood.

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·August 2, 2021·3 min read

Learning Foreign Languages Can Affect the Processing of Music in the Brain

Learning a new language can affect musical processing in children, researchers report. Findings support the theory that musical and linguistic functions are closely linked in the developing brain.

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·March 27, 2021·6 min read

Measurable Changes in Brain Activity During First Few Months of Studying a New Language

Within months of learning a new language, increased activity in brain areas associated with auditory processing, memory, and grammatical comprehension occurs. As language skills improve, the activity decreases.