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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.

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·May 31, 2017·5 min read

Human Brain Tunes in to Visual Rhythms in Sign Language

A sign language study helps researchers better understand how the brain processes language.

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·April 25, 2017·4 min read

What’s Coming Next? How the Brain Predicts Speech

A new study sheds light on how the brain predicts what comes next when someone is talking.

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·April 20, 2017·5 min read

Recognizing Foreign Accents Helps Brain Process Accented Speech

If we can recognize the accent we hear, our brains are able to process foreign accented speech with better real time accuracy, a new study reports.

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·March 1, 2017·7 min read

Adults With Autism Overcome Childhood Language Challenges

Researchers report the brain can learn to compensate for language processing problems in adults with autism.

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·September 20, 2016·7 min read

Hippocampus Helps Fill in Blanks of Language

According to researchers, memory and language are deeply linked via the hippocampus.

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·August 15, 2016·6 min read

This Is Your Brain On Sentences

Researchers have been able to successfully decode and predict the brain activity patters of word meanings within a sentence.

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·August 8, 2016·4 min read

Brain Connections Key to Reading

According to researchers, a brain area dedicated to reading skills has connections for the ability before children learn to read.

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·July 11, 2016·8 min read

Predicting Language Deficits Following Strokes with Connectome Based Imaging

Researchers report that, following a stroke, mapping the brain's white matter connections in addition to imaging tissue damage could help to predict which patients will have language deficits and how severe they may be.