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·February 22, 2018·5 min read

Brain Signal that Indicates Whether Speech Has Been Understood Discovered

Using EEG technology, researchers have discovered a specific brain signal that helps us to understand what we hear in conversation.

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·December 11, 2017·6 min read

Reading a Neural Network’s “Mind”

MIT researchers investigate the inner workings of machine learning systems that process language.

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·December 11, 2017·3 min read

Infant Brain Responses Predict Reading Speed During Later Childhood

Brain responses from 6 month old infants with an inherited dyslexia risk differed from those without the risk factor and also predicted their reading ability later in childhood, a new study reveals.

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·December 5, 2017·4 min read

Hearing Different Accents at Home Impacts Language Processing in Infants

According to researchers, children raised with parents who speak the same language, but with different accents, recognize words dramatically differently by 12 months of age than those whose parents speak with similar accents. Researchers say the effect of multiple accents should be taken into account when studying monolingual language acquisition.

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·December 2, 2017·5 min read

Why Do We See Similarities Across Languages? The Brain May Be Responsible

Researchers report we may see similarities between different languages as a result of the brain's preference for efficient information processing.

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·November 21, 2017·3 min read

Brains of Children With Better Physical Fitness Posses Greater Gray Matter Volume

Researchers link physical fitness in children to increased gray matter volume in areas of the brain implicated in language processing and reading skills.

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·October 20, 2017·4 min read

Delayed Word Processing May Predict Alzheimer’s Risk

University of Birmingham researchers report a delayed response to processing written words could signify an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in patients with MCI.

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·October 5, 2017·4 min read

Found in Translation: Universal Brain Activity When People Find Meaning in Stories, Regardless of Language

Regardless of our origin or native language, researchers discover universal patterns of brain activity when people find meaning in a story.

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·September 12, 2017·5 min read

How Neural Networks Think

Researchers have developed a new technique that works as an automatic translator, shedding light on how AI and neural networks are able to process language.

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·August 30, 2017·9 min read

Patient Plays Saxophone While Surgeons Remove Brain Tumor

A musician who played his saxophone during surgery to remove a brain tumor helped researchers shed light on how music is processed in the brain.

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·July 12, 2017·3 min read

Rhythmic Firing of Brain Cells Supports Communication in Brain Network for Language

A new PNAS study reveals the communication between brain areas that specialize in language is supported by the rhythmic synchronization of brain cells. Researchers found different rhythms reflect different directions of information flow.