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·July 13, 2021·4 min read

Species of Gut Bacteria Linked to Enhanced Cognition and Language Skills in Infant Boys

Infant boys with a gut bacterial composition high in Bacteroidetes were found to have more advanced cognitive and language skills one year later compared to boys with lower levels of the bacteria.

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·July 9, 2021·3 min read

Vocal Music Boosts the Recovery of Language Functions After Stroke

Stroke survivors who listened to vocal music had improved recovery of structural connectivity of language networks in the left frontal lobe compared to those who listened to audiobooks.

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·July 9, 2021·5 min read

Understanding Our Perception of Rhythm

When perceiving rhythm, the brain makes two separate decisions based on grouping and prominence. The groupings mutually inform each other to generate an overall rhythmic perception.

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·July 2, 2021·4 min read

How Children Learn Language

Researchers reveal how parent's communication styles help their young children to develop language skills.

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·June 6, 2021·4 min read

Training the Brain to Recognize Voices

Due to social restrictions following the COVID lockdowns, people may need to brush up on their social skills of concentrating on conversations. A new study reveals people can train themselves to do this on their own.

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·June 3, 2021·5 min read

Bilingualism as a Natural Therapy for Autistic Children

Bilingualism in children on the autism spectrum partly makes up for deficits in theory of mind and executive function, a new study reports.

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·May 21, 2021·4 min read

‘Sounding It Out’ Not so Easy for Children With Dyslexia

Neuroimaging study reveals a biological deficit in some children with dyslexia that impairs phonological decoding.

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·May 17, 2021·6 min read

Linguistic and Biological Diversity Linked

Cultural, linguistic, and biological diversity are linked, researchers say. The link may be to preserve both natural environments and indigenous populations.

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·May 10, 2021·5 min read

For Twins, Gesture and Speech Go Hand-in-Hand In Language Development

Twins lag behind single-born children when it comes to language development and hand gestures. However, female twins develop communication skills slightly faster than male twins.

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·May 8, 2021·5 min read

Researchers Develop Artificial Intelligence That Can Detect Sarcasm in Social Media

A newly developed artificial intelligence algorithm can accurately detect sarcasm in comments written on social media platforms.

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·April 26, 2021·6 min read

Can a Newborn’s Brain Discriminate Speech Sounds?

It's a question most new parents ponder, can a newborn baby discriminate between speech sounds? Researchers found newborn babies encode voice pitch comparable to adults exposed to a new language for three years. However, there are some differences when it comes to distinguishing between spectral and temporal fine structures of certain sounds.