Word Order Predicts a Native Speakers’ Working Memory
Researchers say the language we speak can affect the way in which we process, store and retrieve information. ... Read More...
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Newborn Babies Have Inbuilt Ability to Pick Out Words
Using fNIRS, researchers discovered babies are able to pick out words from speech at as young as three days old.... Read More...
Hearing Hate Speech Primes the Brain For Hateful Actions
Researchers report on how the brain is spurred into action by hearing certain words. They propose a new simulation theory that perceiving words can drive brain systems into states almost identical to what would be evoked by directly experiencing what the word describes.... Read More...
How Words Get an Emotional Meaning
Researchers used EEG to investigate how the brain processes stimuli to determine whether an image or word is positive or negative. The study found words associated with loss causes neural reactions in the visual cortex after 100 milliseconds.... Read More...
Reading with Preschool Children Boosts Language by Eight Months
According to researchers, reading with your preschool aged children can boost their language development by up to eight months. Receptive language skills are positively enhanced when a child reads along with a carer, the study reports.... Read More...
Passive Exposure Alone Can Enhance the Learning of Foreign Speech Sounds
A new study reveals passive exposure to foreign speech sounds over the course of several consecutive days helps enhance discrimination abilities and language learning. ... Read More...
How Sounds Going Through Our Ears Become the Words Going Through Our Brains
A new study reveals how the brain processes sound and how quickly neurons transition from processing the sound of speech to the language based words.... Read More...
Can Artificial Intelligence Help Abuse Victims Disclose Traumatic Testimony?
A new deep learning algorithm may help children affected by abuse to disclose information about their experiences.... Read More...
Preschool Children Show Awake Response to Naptime Nonsense Words
A new EEG study reveals that, during sleep, the brain still processes and stores auditory information.... Read More...
Our Brain Predicts Words Before They Are Pronounced
Researchers report the brain is not only able to anticipate the conclusion of sentences, it can also anticipate an auditory stimulus and determine the phonemes or specific words a speaker is going to pronounce.... Read More...
The Universality of Shame
Researchers hypothesize shame may have been built into human nature by evolution because it served an important function for our foraging ancestors. The study reports an implicit mental map of how negatively others will perceive a person sets the level of shame they feel for their potential action.... Read More...
Brainwaves Synchronize to the Speed of Talking, Influencing the Way We Hear Words
According to researchers, the speed at which a person speaks influences the way we hear and understand upcoming words. A new study reports our brain waves synchronize to speech rate, influencing how we hear and perceive words.... Read More...