FeaturedNeuroscience·October 11, 2022·4 min readProperties of ‘Baby Talk’ Similar Across Many LanguagesInfant-directed speech, or "baby talk", displays similar properties across 36 different languages.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 29, 2022·4 min readExposure to Accents Helps Children Learn WordsChildren exposed to diverse regional accents on a frequent basis have an edge when it comes to language acquisition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 28, 2022·7 min readWhat’s in a Word? Identifying Language Disorders Earlier Can Set Children up for SuccessThe earlier language disorders in children are identified, the earlier help can be provided to insure fluid language acquisition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 27, 2022·3 min readLanguage Learning Difficulties in Children Linked to Brain DifferencesChildren 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 11, 2022·6 min readForeign Languages Slow Down Brain AgingBilingualism can slow and mitigate the course of age-related changes in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 25, 2021·5 min readStudying a Second Language Boosts Cognitive FunctionOlder 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.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·August 30, 2021·5 min readStruggling to Learn a New Language? Blame It on Your Stable BrainA new study may answer why it is so difficult for us to learn a second language as we enter adulthood.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·August 2, 2021·3 min readLearning Foreign Languages Can Affect the Processing of Music in the BrainLearning 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 27, 2021·6 min readMeasurable Changes in Brain Activity During First Few Months of Studying a New LanguageWithin 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 17, 2020·3 min readLearning a New Language Changes the Brain’s Division of LaborLearning a new language as an adult alters hemisphere specialization for comprehension, but not for production.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 3, 2020·5 min readParentese helps parents, babies make ‘conversation’ and boosts language developmentParents who speak to their infant in parentese, or baby-talk, help increase their child's language acquisition skills.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 26, 2019·5 min readThe ‘blowfish effect’: Children learn new words like adults doBoth adults and young children assign a narrower interpretation to a word if it is exemplified by an atypical category member. The study sheds new light on how children learn to see, talk and understand the world around them.Read More
