FeaturedNeuroscience·August 27, 2015·6 min readThe Plastic Brain: Visual Cortex of Blind Children Can be Remodeled to Process LanguageA new study reports that in blind children, a region of the brain that normally involved in visual processing can be remodeled to process language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 17, 2015·3 min readWhistled Turkish Helps Debunk Theory of Left Hemisphere Dominance in Language ProcessingAccording to a new study, the left hemisphere of the brain is not dominant in the perception of all languages.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 14, 2015·4 min readOlder People More Easily Distracted than the YoungA new study reports we tend to be more easily distracted as we age.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 16, 2015·5 min readStudy Provides Brain Map of Language Impairments in AphasiaA new study identifies the neurological changes which occur as a result of aphasia following a stroke.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 26, 2014·6 min readResearchers Identify Brain Regions That Encode Words, Grammar and StoryA new neuroimaging study identifies areas of the brain responsible for language processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 19, 2014·3 min readThe Musical Brain: Novel Study of Jazz Players Shows Common Brain Circuitry Processes Both Music and LanguageResearchers find brain regions that process syntax aren't limited to language alone.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 14, 2014·2 min readIn Dyslexia, Less Brain Tissue Not to Blame for Reading DifficultiesResearchers claim less gray matter in the brains of those with dyslexia is a consequence of poorer reading experiences and not the root cause of the disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 21, 2013·2 min readResearchers Map Brain Areas Vital to Understanding LanguageResearchers discover the brain mechanisms which underlie discourse comprehension.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 27, 2013·2 min readBrain Processes ‘Big’ Words Faster Than ‘Small’ WordsWords which refer to 'big', abstract things are processed more quickly by the brain than 'smaller' words, a new study suggests.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 13, 2013·4 min readBrain Scans Could Help Diagnose DyslexiaNeuroimaging study identifies differences in a key language structure before children start to learn to read.Read More
