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Image shows toddlers and the words "a" and "the".

·April 6, 2017·5 min read

New Study of the Words “A” And “The” Sheds Light on Language Acquisition

Researchers suggest that while experience is important for early language acquisition, it does not account for all of a child's language facility.

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·March 1, 2017·7 min read

Adults With Autism Overcome Childhood Language Challenges

Researchers report the brain can learn to compensate for language processing problems in adults with autism.

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·February 9, 2017·4 min read

Words Can Sound “Round” or “Sharp” Without Us Realizing It

New research on the bouba-kiki effect reveals crossmodal mapping occurs independently on conscious awareness.

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·January 27, 2017·3 min read

Memory Limits Give Rise to Open Ended Language Abilities

How we remember sequences helps give rise to language like systems of reusable structural patterns, a new study reports.

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·January 18, 2017·4 min read

Adoptees Advantaged By Birth Language Memory

A new study reports adoptees who had early life exposure to their native language may subconsciously retain retain fragments of the language structure, even if no conscious memory of the language remains.

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·December 29, 2016·3 min read

Genes and the Environment Equally Affect Language Related Brain Activity

A new study reports both the environment and genetics affect brain activity related to language in the brain.

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·December 5, 2016·5 min read

Babies’ First Words Can Be Predicted Based On Visual Attention

A baby's first words are, most likely, based on their visual experiences, a new study reports.

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·December 2, 2016·3 min read

What Makes Your Voice Yours?

A new study attempts to quantify voice quality and characteristics.

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·November 7, 2016·3 min read

How Human Brains Do Language: One System, Two Channels

According to researchers, language is not limited to speech. People also apply the rules of spoken language to sign language.

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·October 4, 2016·5 min read

Infants Use Prefrontal Cortex In Learning

A new study reports infants use their prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with higher forms of cognition and reasoning, when learning.

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·September 26, 2016·3 min read

Poor English Skills at Start of School Linked to Behavioral Difficulties

A new study reports children who enter school with poor English language skills are more likely to have social, emotional and behavioral difficulties in later years.