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·February 12, 2015·2 min read

A Brain System that Appears To Compensate for Autism, OCD, and Dyslexia

People with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD, OCD and dyslexia appear to compensate for dysfunction by relying on declarative memory.

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·February 11, 2015·3 min read

How the Brain Listens to Literature

Researchers use neuroimaging technology to measure how people immerse themselves in situations and empathize with characters when listening to literature.

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·February 9, 2015·4 min read

Brain Develops Abnormally Over Lifespan of People Who Stutter

A new study reports of abnormal development of gray matter in the Broca's area for both children and adults who stutter.

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·February 5, 2015·4 min read

Learning with All the Senses

A new study reports it is easier to learn vocabulary if the brain can link the word with different sensory perceptions.

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·January 13, 2015·4 min read

World’s Oldest Butchery Tools Gave Evolutionary Edge to Human Communication

A new study provides evidence for the co-evolution of our ability to communicate and Stone Age butchery tools.

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·January 10, 2015·2 min read

Study Finds Which Brain Skills Are More Likely to Last Over a Lifetime

As we age, reasoning ability often decreases while verbal ability remains in tack, a new study reports.

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·January 5, 2015·3 min read

Humans and Sparrows Make Sense of Sounds in Similar Ways

A new study could further the understanding of the perceptual building blocks which enable human language.

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·January 5, 2015·2 min read

Human Speech’s Surprising Influence on Young Infants

A new study assesses the impact of human speech on infant cognition during the first year of life.

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·December 23, 2014·2 min read

Could Birdsong Help Us Solve Stuttering?

New research suggests we can gain a better understanding of human speech production by looking at the genetics of songbirds.

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·November 26, 2014·6 min read

Researchers Identify Brain Regions That Encode Words, Grammar and Story

A new neuroimaging study identifies areas of the brain responsible for language processing.

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·November 17, 2014·2 min read

Finding ‘Lost’ Languages in the Brain

According to a new study, the unconscious brain retains neural patterns of an infant's first language, even if they stop using it.

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·November 13, 2014·4 min read

Learning a New Language Changes Functionality and Structure of Brain Networks

According to a new study, learning a second language improves connections in brain networks for both young and older people.

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