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·May 25, 2019·4 min read

Infants with autism risk may be less likely to distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar speech patterns

Children at higher risk of ASD are less able to distinguish between differences in speech patterns. The findings suggest the biological mechanism of language development is less acquisitive in high-risk infants who are diagnosed with autism during toddlerhood.

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·May 21, 2019·3 min read

Research rules out mental flexibility, attention as advantages for some bilingual children

While learning a second language has positive benefits for children, there is little evidence that bilingual children have more advanced executive function or improved attention over those who are monolingual.

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·May 21, 2019·4 min read

‘Implicit measures’ better assess vocabulary for those with autism than standard tests

Eye tracking and EEG may help to assess vocabulary knowledge in those on the autism spectrum.

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·April 26, 2019·5 min read

Meaning Without Words: Gestures and Visual Animations Reveal Cognitive Origins of Linguistic Meaning

Gestures and visual animation assist in allowing us to understand the cognitive origins of linguistic meanings.

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·April 20, 2019·4 min read

Hello, kitty: Cats recognize their own names

Domestic cats are able to discriminate the content of human speech, including recognizing their names, based upon phonemic differences.

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·April 18, 2019·3 min read

Why language technology can’t handle Game of Thrones (yet)

Researchers improved the performance of natural language processing technology to increase recognitionion of names associated with characters in Game of Thrones, and other literature, from 7% to 90%.

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·April 12, 2019·3 min read

Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different ways

While listening to audiobooks with a captivating narrative, the inferior parietal lobe and visual cortex elicit individual meaning and flow of mental imagery.

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·April 9, 2019·10 min read

Autism symptoms reduced nearly 50% two years after fecal transplant

Arizona State University researchers claim microbiota transfer therapy reduces symptoms associated with autism and gastrointestinal problems for two years post-treatment. The study suggests MTT may be a promising option for helping to treat children with ASD who also have GI problems. The researchers stress further research, including double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trials with a larger cohort be carried out.

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·April 9, 2019·4 min read

Too hungry to learn: New research provides food for thought

While food insecurity was overall associated with lower cognitive scores in children, those who experienced food insecurity by age five, but later became food secure, showed further reduced scores in reading and vocabulary development.

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·April 2, 2019·4 min read

How the brain finds meaning in metaphor

EEG study reveals the use of metaphors elicits bigger N400s in the brain than abstract verbs.

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·March 31, 2019·3 min read

April Fools hoax stories could offer clues to help identify ‘fake news’

A machine learning classifier identified, with over 65% accuracy, April Fools hoaxes and fake news stories. Based on the findings, researchers present guidelines for recognizing April Fools hoaxes and fake news stories in the media.

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·March 20, 2019·7 min read

Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

A new deep learning system is able to predict, with great accuracy, how different brain areas respond to specific words. The model also found concepts localized to the auditory cortex are less dependent on context.