Extraverts tend to use more "positive emotional" and "social process" words when talking, researchers report. Read More
Our brains work harder to process information when we read about movement in a way that is not typical of our native languages. Read More
Adults use similar neural mechanisms to learn novel languages as children do when learning how to process language. Read More
Certain types of interactions between parents and babies result in greater infant vocabulary. Read More
Working memory for language processing can be provided by the down-regulation of neural excitability in response to external input. Read More
Computerized language analysis reveals linguistic markers of depression were found in Poe's personal letters and professional writing, but none are consistent with suicidal ideations. Read More
Study reports it may be possible to detect the onset and progression of Huntington's disease through linguistic changes in patients. Linguistic impairments often begin before the onset of other Huntington's symptoms. Read More
Second language learners can hear pronunciation errors fellow learners make but tend to overestimate the quality of their own pronunciation. Read More
Parents who speak to their infant in parentese, or baby-talk, help increase their child's language acquisition skills. Read More
Linguistic analytic models found users who tweet about loneliness post significantly more frequently about mental health concerns, relationship problems, and insomnia. Read More
Reviewing over thirty years of diaries from a patient diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, linguists discover how writing style changes as dementia progresses. Read More
While being multilingual did not delay the onset of dementia for those at risk, nuns who spoke four or more languages were significantly less likely to develop dementia than those who spoke just one language. Read More
