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·October 15, 2012·3 min read

Language is Shaped by Brain’s Desire for Clarity and Ease

Using an artificial language in a carefully controlled laboratory experiment, researchers found that many changes to language are simply the brain's way of ensuring that communication is as precise and concise as possible.

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·September 18, 2012·3 min read

Theory: Music Underlies Language Acquisition

Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) advocate that music underlies the ability to acquire language.

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·July 2, 2012·3 min read

DNA Sequenced for Parrot’s Ability to Parrot

Scientists say they have assembled more completely the string of genetic letters that could control how well parrots learn to imitate their owners and other sounds by using single molecule sequencing.

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·May 10, 2012·2 min read

Evolution’s Gift May Also Be at the Root of a Form of Autism

A recently evolved pattern of gene activity in the language and decision-making centers of the human brain is missing in...

·March 28, 2012·4 min read

In Immersion Foreign Language Learning, Adults Attain, Retain Native Speaker Brain Pattern

A first-of-its kind series of brain studies shows how an adult learning a foreign language can come to use the...

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·January 30, 2012·3 min read

Researchers Rewrite Textbook on Location of Brain’s Speech Processing Center

New location of critical area provides hints on origin of language. Scientists have long believed that human speech is processed...

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·November 29, 2011·2 min read

Look at That! Ravens Use Gestures, Too

Ravens gesture with their beaks to point out objects to each other Pointing and holding up objects in order to...

Electrophysiology Neuroscience

·April 18, 2011·2 min read

How the Bilingual Brain Copes with Aging

As brain power decreases, older adults find new ways to compute language Older bilingual adults compensate for age-related declines in...

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