FeaturedPsychology·December 7, 2015·3 min readChomsky Was Right, We Possess An Internal GrammarResearchers find new support for Noam Chomsky’s decades-old theory that we possess an “internal grammar” that allows us to comprehend even nonsensical phrases.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 1, 2015·4 min readFirst Language Wires the Brain for Later Language LearningA new study reports early exposure to a language influences how the brain processes sounds from a second language later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 1, 2015·4 min readSinging in the Brain: Uncovering the Neural Patterns Birds Use to Learn SongsResearchers have identified neural patters that support the process for learning songs in zebra finches.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 24, 2015·4 min readIt’s No Laughing Matter: Investigating the Cognitive Mechanism Underlying HumorResearchers investigate the cognitive mechanisms behind humor and laughter. They discover jokes that are too complicated tend to lose the audience.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 19, 2015·3 min readBetter Cognitive Function After Stroke For Bilingual PatientsA new study reports bilingual patients are twice as likely to have normal cognitive function following a stroke than a person who speaks only one language.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 17, 2015·4 min readRecognizing the Basic Structure of Language is Not Unique to Human BrainA new study sheds light on the evolutionary roots of language in the human brain.Read More
Featured·November 12, 2015·2 min read“Chatting” with Watson Sparks More Creativity in HumansResearchers are partnering with IBM's Watson to advance how computers could help humans to be able to solve problems more creatively.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 12, 2015·4 min readToddlers With Poor Language Skills Fall Behind in PlayResearchers report two year old children with poor language skills fare worse that their peers at play and often fall behind socially.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 11, 2015·4 min readArtificial Neural Network Learns to Use Human LanguageResearchers have developed an artificial neural network that has been able to communicate with and learn human language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 10, 2015·5 min readIt’s All In The ToneA new study reports on neural communication pathways for prosody.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 3, 2015·5 min readRight Side of Brain Can Compensate for Loss of Speech Following a StrokeAccording to a new study, speech can be recovered on the right side of the brain following a stroke.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 3, 2015·4 min readBach and Chopin Used Human Speech Cues to Convey Emotion in MusicResearchers report Chopin and Bach utilized speech cues to express emotion in their most famous musical compositions.Read More
