FeaturedPsychology·July 21, 2015·4 min readNewborns Able to Process Language at Two Days Using First and Last Syllables to Recognize WordsAccording to a new study, newborn babies are able to process language as young as two days old by utilizing similar processes to adults.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 21, 2015·4 min readJump-Starting Vision With the Power of WordsResearchers manipulate the connection between language and vision to show that words have a profound effect on perception.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 20, 2015·3 min readMusic Training Helps Enhance Teen Brain DevelopmentA new study reports learning music can enhance a teenager's brain response to sound and sharpen language skills.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 16, 2015·4 min readBilingual People Have More Gray MatterA new study reports people who speak more than one language have more gray matter in the areas of the brain associated with executive control.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 14, 2015·5 min readA New Way To Assess Future Literacy Challenges in ChildrenAccording to a new study, the brain's ability to process consonants in a noisy environment could give clues to a child's literacy potential.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 3, 2015·4 min readREM Sleep Converts Waking Experiences into Lasting Memories in Developing BrainA new study reports on the importance of REM sleep for the developing brain and questions the increasing use of REM disrupting medications in children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 30, 2015·3 min readBabbler Bird Provides Clues About Language DevelopmentResearchers find language precursors by deciphering the sounds of babbler birds.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 25, 2015·6 min readRemapping the Brain’s Language AreaNew dementia research comes up with new locations for words and sentence comprehension in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 8, 2015·5 min readStudy Links Surgical Anesthesia to Lower IQ and Decreased Gray Matter Density in Young ChildrenA new study reports children who received general anesthetic prior to the age of four had lower IQ, decreased gray matter density in posterior areas of the brain and diminished language comprehension.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 5, 2015·3 min readAbility to Learn New Language is in Your GenesAccording to a new study, a genetic variation in the FOXP2 gene is associated with the ability for adults to learn new languages.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 26, 2015·3 min readBabies are Able to Learn Abstract Relations Before They can SpeakAccording to a new study, analogical learning processes are present in prelinguistic babies.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 5, 2015·4 min readHow the Brain Separates Our Ability to Talk and WriteResearchers find it is possible to damage the speaking part of the brain but leave the writing part unaffected.Read More
