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·January 19, 2023·4 min read

Repeating New Words Out Loud Isn’t Always the Best Way to Learn Them

When learning new vocabulary, repeating words can have a negative effect on learning. Silently listening to the words or pausing between hearing and producing the new word helps to better consolidate language learning.

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·December 22, 2022·8 min read

A New Model Explains Difficulty in Language Comprehension

Using advances in machine learning, researchers have created a new model that predicts the ease with which individuals produce and comprehend complex sentences.

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·December 5, 2022·4 min read

How the Broca’s Area of the Brain Helps Children Easily Learn Grammar

The development of a child's general and grammatical linguistic abilities between the ages of 3 to 4 is accompanied by the maturation of brain structures within the "language network".

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·November 4, 2022·4 min read

The Early Bird May Just Get the Worm: Superior Verbal Intelligence in Early Risers

Contrary to previous findings, a new study reports those who rise early tend to have superior verbal skills compared to night owls.

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·October 29, 2022·6 min read

Fetterman’s Struggles With Language Highlight the Challenges After a Stroke: Understanding Aphasia and the Path to Recovery

US Senate candidate, John Fetterman, who suffered a stroke earlier this year, has been criticized by the opposition for his performance in recent broadcasts and in this week's debate. Following his stroke, Fetterman developed aphasia, auditory processing, and speech issues which have led some to question his fitness for office. While aphasia and auditory processing disorders can make the speech of sufferers difficult to understand, they do not imply cognitive impairments. Researchers shed light on aphasia and stroke recovery, reporting auditory processing symptoms as a result of stroke do not alter one's intelligence, behavior, or other executive abilities.

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·October 25, 2022·4 min read

Cats Distinguish Between Speech Directed at Them and Humans

Cats alter their behavior when their owner speaks in a cat-directed tone toward them, but not when their owner talks to another human or when a stranger addresses them in a cat-directed tone. Evidence suggests cats are able to, and do form strong bonds with their owners.

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·September 23, 2022·4 min read

Brain Simultaneously Processes Linguistic and Extralinguistic Information

People automatically incorporate extralinguistic information into grammatical processing during verbal communication.

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·September 22, 2022·4 min read

The Prose of Dr. Seuss Shines a Light on How the Brain Processes Speech

Using the Dr. Seuss classic, The Lorax, researchers shed new light on how the brain engages during complex audiovisual speech perception. The findings reveal how the brain utilizes a complex network of brain regions involved in sensory processing, multisensory integration, and cognitive functions to comprehend a story's context.

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·September 20, 2022·4 min read

How Can Infants Learn About Sounds in Their Native Language?

Researchers investigate how infants learn the speech contrasts of their native languages, identifying the necessary signals are presented in naturalistic speech.

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·September 1, 2022·3 min read

Neurolinguists Report Not Two, but Three Options for Brain Functional Categories

A new language-switching experiment revealed traditional categorization of brain areas may not be sufficient. Researchers set their sights on the caudal inferior parietal cortex to better understand functional categorization in the brain.