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·May 14, 2018·3 min read

Learning a Second Language Alters Sensory Perception

Bilingual people are better able to integrate sight and sound to make sense of speech, a new study reveals. Researchers report, in addition to altering basic sensory experiences, learning a second language can impact memory, decision making and cognitive control.

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·May 1, 2018·6 min read

Critical Period for Language Learning Identified

Researchers report the critical period of language learning may be longer than previously believed. A new study reveals children remain skilled at learning new languages until age 18.

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·January 29, 2018·5 min read

Language is Learned in Brain Circuits that Predate Humans

A new study reveals language is learned in brain systems that predate humans.

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·July 17, 2017·5 min read

Exposing Infants to Foreign Languages Ignites Learning

Researchers from the University of Washington report that with special tuition, babies from monolingual homes can develop bilingual abilities that remain even after their training is complete.

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·June 30, 2017·5 min read

Controlling a Single Brain Chemical May Help Expand Window for Learning Language and Music

Using mouse models, researchers restricted a key chemical messenger to extend efficient auditory learning until much later in life. Disrupting adenosine signaling in the auditory thalamus allowed researchers to extend the window for auditory learning well into adulthood and far beyond the current critical period.

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·May 9, 2017·4 min read

Tell Me What Languages You Know and I’ll Tell You How You Read

Findings could have positive implications for education and teaching bilingual children how to read.

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·April 7, 2017·2 min read

Study Aims to See How Children with Cochlear Implants Learn Words

A new study aims to discover how children with cochlear implants learn new words differently from children with normal hearing.

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·April 6, 2017·5 min read

New Study of the Words “A” And “The” Sheds Light on Language Acquisition

Researchers suggest that while experience is important for early language acquisition, it does not account for all of a child's language facility.

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·December 5, 2016·5 min read

Babies’ First Words Can Be Predicted Based On Visual Attention

A baby's first words are, most likely, based on their visual experiences, a new study reports.

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·September 4, 2016·3 min read

Learning Foreign Languages Can Sharpen Our Brains

According to researchers, learning a new language may help improve brain plasticity and information encoding.

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·June 30, 2016·4 min read

Can Neuroscience Help Identify Quick Language Learners?

Resting state brain activity may predict how quickly people are able to pick up a second language, a new study reports.

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·September 24, 2015·4 min read

Computer System Learns Language by Playing Games

Researchers have designed a computer system that learns how to play a text-based computer game with no prior assumptions about how language works.

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