Lying in a Foreign Language is Easier
According to researchers, people find it easier to lie in a foreign language than their native tongue.... Read More...
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Pucker Up Baby! Lips Take Center Stage in Infants’ Brains
At 60 days old, the infant brain shows greater neurological activity associated with the lips than any other part of the body, a new study reveals. ... Read More...
What Articulation Relevant Brain Regions Do When We Listen
Researchers report brain areas involved in the articulation of language are also implicated in the perception of language.... Read More...
How Music Lessons Can Improve Language Skills
A new study reports children who receive musical training have better word discrimination than other kindergarteners who had not undertaken music lessons. ... Read More...
How Brain Signals Travel to Drive Language Performance
Transcranial magnetic stimulation allows researchers to better understand how brain networks interact to make word choice decisions.... Read More...
Study of 800 Millions Tweets Finds Distinct Daily Cycles in Our Thinking Patterns
Using AI to examine over 800 million tweets, researchers reveal how our mode of thinking alters during the course of the day. The study reports early morning tweets tend to be correlated with more logical thinking patterns, while middle of the night tweets tend to exhibit more existential concerns.... Read More...
D is For Danger: Speech Sounds Convey Emotions
A new study of five languages reveals phoneme emotion associations are stronger at the beginning or words, allowing the emotional content to be understood before the entire word is spoken.... Read More...
How Intensive Instruction Changes Brain Circuitry in Struggling Readers
Eight weeks of specialized tutoring helps strengthen white matter connections in those with dyslexia, helping to improve reading performance, researchers say.... Read More...
Mom’s Voice May Help Babies Sleep Better in NICU
Babies in NICU sleep better when their hear their mom's voice, a new study reports. Researchers found babies slept better and woke less often when they were played recordings of their mother's reading a story.... Read More...
New Clues May Help Improve Speech For Some With ALS
Tongue range motion is reduced while lower lip and jaw motion is increased in people who suffer dysarthria associated with ALS. The findings may help develop new therapies to help those with ALS improve their speech, researchers say.... Read More...
Gauging Language Proficiency Through Eye Movement
Researchers use eye tracking technologies to determine how well people understand English as a second language.... Read More...
The Way You See Color Depends on the Language You Speak
Researchers reveal our cultural experiences and language we speak may impact how we perceive colors.... Read More...