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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·April 27, 2022·7 min read

Speech or Song? Identifying How the Brain Perceives Music

New research explores the different ways in which the brain distinguishes between music and speech.

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·April 19, 2022·3 min read

Five Diseases Attack Language Areas in Brain

Study identified five different neurological disorders that attack the brain's language network, resulting in primary progressive aphasia.

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·April 13, 2022·5 min read

What Do You See When You Listen to Music?

Music can paint similar stories in listeners' minds, but the degree to which the imagined narratives are shared depends upon the degree to which culture is shared between the listeners.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 11, 2022·6 min read

Foreign Languages Slow Down Brain Aging

Bilingualism can slow and mitigate the course of age-related changes in the brain.

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·April 8, 2022·5 min read

Researchers Have Developed a Russian-Language Method for the Preoperative Mapping of Language Areas

Researchers have developed a Russian language protocol for neuroimaging that allows for the mapping of individual language areas of the brain before neurosurgery.

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·March 24, 2022·3 min read

Swearing Can Increase Self-Confidence, Physical Strength and Risky Behavior

Usually frowned upon, researchers say swearing can increase a person's self-confidence and boost their physical strength. However, the use of profanity can also increase risk-taking behaviors.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 24, 2022·5 min read

Assessing Connections in the Brain’s Reading Network

Neuroimaging reveals surprisingly few links between white matter structure and reading ability in children.

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·February 8, 2022·5 min read

Words Are Needed to Think About Numbers

In order to represent an exact quantity higher than four, people need to have words for those numbers.

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·February 5, 2022·5 min read

Study Confirms Site of Brain Region Responsible for Making Sure People Say Words as Intended

Researchers have discovered a critical role the dorsal precentral gyrus plays in how people use the sound of their voices to control how they want the words they speak to sound.