FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 9, 2017·4 min readWords Can Sound “Round” or “Sharp” Without Us Realizing ItNew research on the bouba-kiki effect reveals crossmodal mapping occurs independently on conscious awareness.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 18, 2017·4 min readAdoptees Advantaged By Birth Language MemoryA 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.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 29, 2016·3 min readGenes and the Environment Equally Affect Language Related Brain ActivityA new study reports both the environment and genetics affect brain activity related to language in the brain.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 5, 2016·5 min readBabies’ First Words Can Be Predicted Based On Visual AttentionA baby's first words are, most likely, based on their visual experiences, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 2, 2016·3 min readWhat Makes Your Voice Yours?A new study attempts to quantify voice quality and characteristics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 7, 2016·3 min readHow Human Brains Do Language: One System, Two ChannelsAccording to researchers, language is not limited to speech. People also apply the rules of spoken language to sign language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 4, 2016·5 min readInfants Use Prefrontal Cortex In LearningA new study reports infants use their prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with higher forms of cognition and reasoning, when learning.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 26, 2016·3 min readPoor English Skills at Start of School Linked to Behavioral DifficultiesA 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.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 16, 2016·7 min readSound of Words is No CoincidenceResearchers investigate the association between sounds and the meaning of words.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 4, 2016·3 min readLearning Foreign Languages Can Sharpen Our BrainsAccording to researchers, learning a new language may help improve brain plasticity and information encoding.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 1, 2016·4 min readVoice Control in Orangutan Gives Clues to Early Human SpeechRocky the Orangutan may help researchers better understand how human speech evolved from the time of the great apes.Read More
