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·April 8, 2016·5 min read

Language Comprehension Boosted by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

According to a new study, using tDCS to stimulate the left angular gyrus can enhance the comprehension of simple, two word phrases.

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·December 11, 2015·3 min read

Language and Music Processing More Complex Than Previously Believed

The brain organized sound by pitch, a new study reports.

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·December 7, 2015·3 min read

Chomsky Was Right, We Possess An Internal Grammar

Researchers find new support for Noam Chomsky’s decades-old theory that we possess an “internal grammar” that allows us to comprehend even nonsensical phrases.

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·November 19, 2015·2 min read

Down the Rabbit Hole: Delving Into Language Processing in the Brain

Using neuroimaging and Alice in Wonderland, researchers identify how the temporal lobe supports an unconscious language parsing process.

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·November 17, 2015·4 min read

Recognizing the Basic Structure of Language is Not Unique to Human Brain

A new study sheds light on the evolutionary roots of language in the human brain.

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·October 9, 2015·3 min read

Speech Processing Difficulties Could Be An Effect of Dyslexia, Not a Cause

Researchers discover learning complex auditory categories through procedural learning is impaired in dyslexia.

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·August 27, 2015·6 min read

The Plastic Brain: Visual Cortex of Blind Children Can be Remodeled to Process Language

A new study reports that in blind children, a region of the brain that normally involved in visual processing can be remodeled to process language.

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·August 17, 2015·3 min read

Whistled Turkish Helps Debunk Theory of Left Hemisphere Dominance in Language Processing

According to a new study, the left hemisphere of the brain is not dominant in the perception of all languages.

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·August 14, 2015·4 min read

Older People More Easily Distracted than the Young

A new study reports we tend to be more easily distracted as we age.

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·April 16, 2015·5 min read

Study Provides Brain Map of Language Impairments in Aphasia

A new study identifies the neurological changes which occur as a result of aphasia following a stroke.

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·November 26, 2014·6 min read

Researchers Identify Brain Regions That Encode Words, Grammar and Story

A new neuroimaging study identifies areas of the brain responsible for language processing.

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·February 19, 2014·3 min read

The Musical Brain: Novel Study of Jazz Players Shows Common Brain Circuitry Processes Both Music and Language

Researchers find brain regions that process syntax aren't limited to language alone.

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