Astrocytes in the striatum appear to play a critical role in stuttering. Researchers found treatment with risperidone helped reduce stuttering by increasing the metabolism of striatal astrocytes.
Researchers find language precursors by deciphering the sounds of babbler birds.
A baby's first words are, most likely, based on their visual experiences, a new study reports.
Baby talk can teach infants the relevant properties of language, a new study reports.
According to researchers, bilingual children perform better at voice recognition and processing than monolingual children.
Bilingualism in children on the autism spectrum partly makes up for deficits in theory of mind and executive function, a new study reports.
People automatically incorporate extralinguistic information into grammatical processing during verbal communication.
Our brains work harder to process information when we read about movement in a way that is not typical of our native languages.
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.
A new deep learning algorithm may help children affected by abuse to disclose information about their experiences.
Resting state brain activity may predict how quickly people are able to pick up a second language, a new study reports.
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.
