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·March 26, 2018·4 min read

Music Lessons Improve Children’s Cognitive Skills and Academic Performance

According to a new Frontiers in Neuroscience study, children who participate in structured music lessons showed enhancements in cognitive abilities over their peers who did not receive music lessons. The researchers note the improvements in short term memory, language based reasoning and planning seen in children who had music lessons had a positive impact on academic achievement.

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·March 16, 2018·3 min read

Brain Mechanism Involved in Language Learning Revealed

A new study reveals the role the hippocampus plays in language acquisition.

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·March 13, 2018·5 min read

How the Brain Processes Music

Researchers reveal the right homologue of the Broca's area plays a major role in the processing of music.

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·February 23, 2018·4 min read

Infants Are Able to Learn Abstract Rules Visually

Babies as young as three months old can learn patterns by looking at the world around them, researchers report.

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·February 22, 2018·5 min read

Brain Signal that Indicates Whether Speech Has Been Understood Discovered

Using EEG technology, researchers have discovered a specific brain signal that helps us to understand what we hear in conversation.

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·February 19, 2018·4 min read

Newborn Babies Who Suffered Stroke Regain Language Function in Opposite Side of Brain

According to researchers, following a perinatal stroke that damages the language area in the left hemisphere, the brain remaps to use the right hemisphere for language.

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·February 14, 2018·6 min read

Back and Forth Exchanges Boost Children’s Brain Response to Language

Engaging young children in conversation helps boost language development, researchers report.

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·February 6, 2018·3 min read

Bilingualism Could Offset Brain Changes in Alzheimer’s

A new study reports bilingual people have an advantage when it comes to brain plasticity. Researchers report being multilingual could help stave off cognitive decline associated with dementia.

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·February 5, 2018·3 min read

Describing Certain Foods in a Foreign Language Reduces Aversion

A new study reveals describing certain foods in a foreign language can reduce aversion.

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·January 31, 2018·5 min read

BA or DA? Decoding Syllables to Show the Limits of Artificial Intelligence

A new study reveals current machine learning algorithms may not be reliable in identifying brain regions associated with processing specific syllables. Researchers report machine learning may be effective at decoding mental activity from neuroimaging data, but is not quite so effective at decoding specific information processing mechanisms in the brain.