FeaturedPsychology·March 21, 2017·4 min readOlder Mothers Are Better MothersChildren of older mothers tend to experience fewer behavioral, emotional and social problems at the ages of 7 and 11, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 5, 2017·4 min readMusical Scales May Have Developed to Accommodate Vocal LimitationsA new study could help to explain the evolutionary development of scales and how speech production for tone languages may have occurred.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 2, 2017·4 min readThe Music In Our SpeechResearchers embark on a study into the brain structures that process speech and music, and finds commonalities.Read More
AutismFeatured·March 1, 2017·7 min readAdults With Autism Overcome Childhood Language ChallengesResearchers report the brain can learn to compensate for language processing problems in adults with autism.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 26, 2017·7 min readThe Making of Music: Study Proposes New Theory of Evolution of Infant Directed SongMusic, specifically infant directed song, could have evolved as a means to allow parents to let their children know their needs are being met, while freeing them up to perform other essential tasks, a new study theorizes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 18, 2017·3 min readIs the Human Brain Hardwired to Appreciate Poetry?A new study reports the brain appears to have an unconscious appreciation of poetic construction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 15, 2017·4 min readMotor Cortex Contributes to Word ComprehensionComprehension of words relies on areas of the brain associated with motor control as well as 'classic' language centers, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 9, 2017·5 min readStudy Finds Naps May Help Preschoolers LearnPreschool aged children who took naps after learning new verbs better understood the word when tested 24 hours later, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 9, 2017·4 min readWords Can Sound “Round” or “Sharp” Without Us Realizing ItNew research on the bouba-kiki effect reveals crossmodal mapping occurs independently on conscious awareness.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 6, 2017·4 min readSign Language Users Have Better Reaction Times and Peripheral VisionResearchers report those who use sign language have better peripheral vision and faster reaction times.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 31, 2017·3 min readSinging Can Provide Understanding of Relationship Between Perceiving and DoingResearchers embark on new research in order to better understand the relationship between sensorimotor action and perception.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 27, 2017·3 min readMemory Limits Give Rise to Open Ended Language AbilitiesHow we remember sequences helps give rise to language like systems of reusable structural patterns, a new study reports.Read More
