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Featured Neuroscience

·November 21, 2013·2 min read

Researchers Map Brain Areas Vital to Understanding Language

Researchers discover the brain mechanisms which underlie discourse comprehension.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 13, 2013·3 min read

Monkeys “Understand” Rules Underlying Language Musicality

Researchers find that sensitivity to simple structural and melodic patterns do not require much learning.

Featured Neurology

·November 6, 2013·2 min read

Speaking a Second Language May Delay Dementia

Researchers discover later onset of dementia in people who speak more than one language.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 5, 2013·2 min read

Just a Few Years of Early Musical Training Benefits the Brain Later in Life

Researchers report people who learned to play music as children process speech faster later in life.

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Featured Neuroscience

·October 31, 2013·2 min read

Gene Found to Foster Synapse Formation in the Brain

A gene implicated in human speech disorders and epilepsy is also required for vocalization and synapse formation in mice, researchers discover.

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·October 18, 2013·3 min read

Learning Dialects Shapes Brain Areas That Process Spoken Language

Researchers find the pitch-accent in words pronounced in standard Japanese activates different brain hemispheres depending on whether the listener speaks standard Japanese or one of the regional dialects.

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·October 17, 2013·2 min read

Bird Study Finds Key Information About Human Speech-Language Development

Researchers show how two molecules regulate a gene implicated in speech and language impairments, as well as ASD.

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Featured Neurology

·October 15, 2013·2 min read

Teachers More Likely to Have Progressive Speech and Language Disorders

Researchers discover an unusual occupational hazard for teachers. Progressive speech and language problems are more prevalent in those who teach than those with Alzheimer's disease.