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Finding Upends Theory about the Cerebellum’s Role in Reading and Dyslexia

Neuroscience NewsOctober 22, 2019

New findings dispute the popular cerebellar deficit hypothesis of dyslexia. Researchers report the cerebellum is not engaged during reading in typical readers and does not differ in children with dyslexia.... Read More...

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Genes associated with left-handedness linked with shape of the brain’s language regions

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 5, 2019

Four genetic regions have been identified as playing a role in left-handedness. Three of the four genes were associated with proteins involved in brain development and structure. Neuroimaging revealed those who were left-handed had increased functional connectivity between left and right language networks. Researchers also found correlations between the genetic regions associated with left-handedness and slightly reduced Parkinson's risk, but a slightly increased risk for schizophrenia.... Read More...

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Machine learning classifies word type based on brain activity

Neuroscience NewsAugust 5, 2019

A new machine learning algorithm can accurately determine whether a person heard a real or made-up word based on neuroimaging data. ... Read More...

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Infants with autism risk may be less likely to distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar speech patterns

Neuroscience NewsMay 25, 2019

Children at higher risk of ASD are less able to distinguish between differences in speech patterns. The findings suggest the biological mechanism of language development is less acquisitive in high-risk infants who are diagnosed with autism during toddlerhood.... Read More...

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Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different ways

Neuroscience NewsApril 12, 2019

While listening to audiobooks with a captivating narrative, the inferior parietal lobe and visual cortex elicit individual meaning and flow of mental imagery.... Read More...

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Brain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written words

Neuroscience NewsMarch 21, 2019

A small, preliminary study helps researchers identify a region of the brain that specializes in the processing of auditory words.... Read More...

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Newborn Babies Have Inbuilt Ability to Pick Out Words

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 29, 2019

Using fNIRS, researchers discovered babies are able to pick out words from speech at as young as three days old.... Read More...

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How Brain Structure Influences Performance on Language Tasks

Neuroscience NewsOctober 18, 2018

A new computational model sheds light on how personal brain structure can influence our cognitive performance on language based tasks.... Read More...

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How Dogs Process Words

Neuroscience NewsOctober 16, 2018

A new neuroimaging study reveals how dogs process words they have been taught to associate with objects. Findings suggest dogs have a rudimentary neural representation of meaning for words they have been taught.... Read More...

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