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·February 6, 2016·3 min read

Listening to Music While Reading Complex Sentences Affects Musical Experience

A new study reports people tend to judge music to be less complete when they multitask by reading grammatically difficult sentences.

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·February 6, 2016·4 min read

A More Effective Speech Therapy Approach for Children with Down Syndrome

According to a new study, children with Down syndrome who have motor speech deficits are often inadequately diagnosed.

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·February 3, 2016·4 min read

Switching Between Languages Pays Off for Bilingual Toddlers

Proficient bilingual toddlers enjoy greater cognitive benefits that their monolingual peers, a new study reports.

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·February 3, 2016·3 min read

Pinpointing How The Brain Controls Our Written Words

Researchers study stroke survivors who have lost the ability to spell in order to pinpoint the parts of the brain that control how we write words.

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·February 2, 2016·4 min read

Different Written Languages Are Equally as Efficient at Conveying Meaning

A new study reports there is no difference in the amount of time it takes people from different countries to read and process information in different languages.

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·January 25, 2016·4 min read

How the Brain Completes Sentences

Researchers uncover how when we hear only a fraction of what is said, but are familiar with the context, we automatically are able to fill in the missing information.

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·January 21, 2016·5 min read

Brain Scans May Identify Children Vulnerable to Depression Before Symptoms Appear

A new study could lead o a screen that identifies children at high risk of developing depression later in life.

Image shows the location of the superior temporal gyrus in the brain.

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·January 20, 2016·4 min read

Ability to Learning Second Language May Depend on Strength of Brain Connections

Researchers report the strength of certain brain connections may predict success, or failure, at learning a second language.

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·January 19, 2016·4 min read

Sounds Convey Emotions Faster and Clearer Than Words

According to researchers, the brain uses 'older' brain systems to process emotions expressed through vocalizations.

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·January 13, 2016·4 min read

Could Autism Be Hiding in a Fold of the Brain?

Researchers have detected a cerebral marker specific to autism in a less deep fold of the Broca's area. The marker can be identified by MRI scans in children from the age of two.

Image shows location of right superior temporal gyrus in the human brain.

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·January 11, 2016·6 min read

Meeting of Minds: Will Computers Ever Truly Understand What We’re Saying?

A new study reports our current computer systems will never truly understand what we're saying because they are unable to take into account the context of a conversation.