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Sleep linked to language skills in neurodevelopmental disorders

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 16, 2020

Sleep disruptions are common features of Fragile X syndrome, Williams syndrome, and Down syndrome. The disruption of sleep in these neurodevelopmental disorders appears to be linked to language development. The longer children with neurodevelopmental disorders slept, the more words they knew.... Read More...

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Being bilingual may protect from cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 16, 2020

Bilingual multiple sclerosis patients score better than those who are monolingual in cognitive tests.... Read More...

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Leveraging AI to give voice to the voiceless

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 13, 2020

Newly developed artificial intelligence technology could help counter hate speech directed at minorities and other voiceless groups.... Read More...

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Speech-disrupting brain disease reflects patients’ native tongue

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 11, 2020

Language difficulties associated with primary progressive aphasia differ depending on a person's native language, a new study reports. Native English speakers with PPA have more trouble pronouncing words, while those who speak Italian had fewer pronunciation problems but tend to produce shorter and grammatically simpler sentences.... Read More...

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Online hate speech could be contained like a computer virus

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 5, 2020

Researchers are developing new artificial intelligence technology that can "quarantine" hate speech in a manner akin to malware filters. The AI, which is currently 80% accurate at identifying hate speech, will offer a new way to control exposure to negative content without resorting to censorship.... Read More...

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Emotion concepts are not the same worldwide

Neuroscience NewsDecember 20, 2019

Study reveals substantial variations in how different languages conceptualize emotions. The findings challenge assumptions about the universal nature of emotional semantics.... Read More...

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Speech could be older than we thought

Neuroscience NewsDecember 16, 2019

Speech could have emerged earlier than the 200,000 years ago, long before current linguistic theory suggests.... Read More...

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Young Children and Infants Read to By Parents Have Stronger Vocabulary Skills

Neuroscience NewsDecember 3, 2019

Reading to infants and young children is associated with stronger vocabulary skills at age three. The findings reveal parents who read to children with genetic predispositions to learning and attention disorders help improve their language acquisition skills.... Read More...

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Here’s how you help kids crack the reading code

Neuroscience NewsNovember 14, 2019

Learning letter-sound correspondences early provides the best possible basis to learning how to read.... Read More...

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Late talkers twice as likely to have severe, frequent temper tantrums

Neuroscience NewsNovember 11, 2019

Toddlers who were late talkers had more severe temper tantrums, and the risk of having a tantrum was 1.96 times greater than their peers with typical language development.... Read More...

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Humans’ ability to read dogs’ facial expressions is learned, not innate

Neuroscience NewsNovember 11, 2019

The human ability to recognize the facial expressions of dogs is acquired through age and experience and is not an evolutionarily selected trait.... Read More...

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Anger, anxiety, insomnia: Tweets from Twitter users could predict loneliness

Neuroscience NewsNovember 4, 2019

Linguistic analytic models found users who tweet about loneliness post significantly more frequently about mental health concerns, relationship problems, and insomnia.... Read More...

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Sleep linked to language skills in neurodevelopmental disorders

Being bilingual may protect from cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis

Leveraging AI to give voice to the voiceless

Speech-disrupting brain disease reflects patients’ native tongue

Online hate speech could be contained like a computer virus

Emotion concepts are not the same worldwide

Speech could be older than we thought

Young Children and Infants Read to By Parents Have Stronger Vocabulary Skills

Here’s how you help kids crack the reading code

Late talkers twice as likely to have severe, frequent temper tantrums

Humans’ ability to read dogs’ facial expressions is learned, not innate