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this is a diagram showing how syntactic cognition is affected in aphasia

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·March 18, 2019·4 min read

Research into aphasia reveals new interactions between language and thought

Problems with counterfactive interpretation in those with aphasia are associated with a reduction of propositional, lexical and syntactic cognition.

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·February 20, 2019·4 min read

Mandarin Chinese Could Help Us Understand How Infants Learn English

A new study considers how lexical tones can affect an infant's ability to associated words with objects.

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·February 4, 2019·3 min read

Word Order Predicts a Native Speakers’ Working Memory

Researchers say the language we speak can affect the way in which we process, store and retrieve information.

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·January 31, 2019·5 min read

Learning New Vocabulary During Sleep

A new study reveals taking a short daytime nap can help to consolidate learning and memory of new foreign words.

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·January 29, 2019·3 min read

Newborn Babies Have Inbuilt Ability to Pick Out Words

Using fNIRS, researchers discovered babies are able to pick out words from speech at as young as three days old.

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·January 18, 2019·4 min read

Telling Stories Using Rhythmic Gesture Helps Children Improve Oral Skills

Researchers report using rhythmic movements while speaking helps to improve speech skills in children.

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·January 18, 2019·2 min read

No Link Between Bilingualism in Children and More Focus

Contrary to popular belief, bilingual children do not have an advantage over monolingual children when it comes to attention and executive function, a new study reports.

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·January 14, 2019·3 min read

Diving Deeper Into Developmental Dyslexia

A new study reveals men with dyslexia have altered structural connections between the thalamus and auditory cortex on the left side of the brain.

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·January 12, 2019·6 min read

Hearing Hate Speech Primes the Brain For Hateful Actions

Researchers report on how the brain is spurred into action by hearing certain words. They propose a new simulation theory that perceiving words can drive brain systems into states almost identical to what would be evoked by directly experiencing what the word describes.

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·January 9, 2019·3 min read

How Words Get an Emotional Meaning

Researchers used EEG to investigate how the brain processes stimuli to determine whether an image or word is positive or negative. The study found words associated with loss causes neural reactions in the visual cortex after 100 milliseconds.

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·January 9, 2019·3 min read

Reading with Preschool Children Boosts Language by Eight Months

According to researchers, reading with your preschool aged children can boost their language development by up to eight months. Receptive language skills are positively enhanced when a child reads along with a carer, the study reports.