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·February 2, 2016·4 min read

Different Written Languages Are Equally as Efficient at Conveying Meaning

A new study reports there is no difference in the amount of time it takes people from different countries to read and process information in different languages.

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·January 27, 2016·3 min read

Using Virtual Reality to Make Experiments More Realistic

Researchers are using virtual reality avatars to investigate how real people behave in interactions.

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·January 25, 2016·4 min read

How the Brain Completes Sentences

Researchers uncover how when we hear only a fraction of what is said, but are familiar with the context, we automatically are able to fill in the missing information.

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·January 19, 2016·4 min read

Sounds Convey Emotions Faster and Clearer Than Words

According to researchers, the brain uses 'older' brain systems to process emotions expressed through vocalizations.

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·December 8, 2015·3 min read

Alzheimer’s Accurately Detected By Computerized Language Analysis

A new computerize linguistic approach helps researchers diagnose Alzheimer's disease with more than 82 percent accuracy.

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·December 7, 2015·3 min read

Chomsky Was Right, We Possess An Internal Grammar

Researchers find new support for Noam Chomsky’s decades-old theory that we possess an “internal grammar” that allows us to comprehend even nonsensical phrases.

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·December 1, 2015·4 min read

First Language Wires the Brain for Later Language Learning

A new study reports early exposure to a language influences how the brain processes sounds from a second language later in life.

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·November 19, 2015·2 min read

Down the Rabbit Hole: Delving Into Language Processing in the Brain

Using neuroimaging and Alice in Wonderland, researchers identify how the temporal lobe supports an unconscious language parsing process.

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·September 15, 2015·3 min read

The Benefits of Word Repetition for Infants

According to a new study, toddlers have larger vocabularies when their parents repeat words to them at 7 months old.

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·August 5, 2015·5 min read

Words That Work Together Stay Together

Researchers suggest people may modify language to group related words together.

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·June 30, 2015·3 min read

Babbler Bird Provides Clues About Language Development

Researchers find language precursors by deciphering the sounds of babbler birds.

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·April 3, 2015·2 min read

A New Look at Language Delay in Children With Autism

A new study sheds light on a common linguistic characteristic of autistic children.

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