Latest

linguistics

This shows a collection of different photos

·June 7, 2022·5 min read

New Insights on Infant Word Learning

Early language acquisition may be tied to memory representations that build over time rather than as a repeated connection between objects and words.

This shows a woman checking social media on a phone

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 29, 2022·4 min read

Social Media Data Show Language Related to Depression Didn’t Spike After Initial Pandemic Wave

Using AI to analyze language associated with depression on social media during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found people were more resilient than previously thought.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 21, 2022·3 min read

In What Language Is a Bilingual or Multilingual Person Most Likely to Dream?

Researchers explore how bilingualism and multilingualism influence the language we dream in.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 11, 2022·6 min read

Foreign Languages Slow Down Brain Aging

Bilingualism can slow and mitigate the course of age-related changes in the brain.

This shows the identified areas of the brain highlighted

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 8, 2022·5 min read

Researchers Have Developed a Russian-Language Method for the Preoperative Mapping of Language Areas

Researchers have developed a Russian language protocol for neuroimaging that allows for the mapping of individual language areas of the brain before neurosurgery.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 8, 2022·5 min read

Words Are Needed to Think About Numbers

In order to represent an exact quantity higher than four, people need to have words for those numbers.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 21, 2022·3 min read

‘Rough’ Words Feature a Trill Sound in Languages Around the Globe

Study reveals a link between spoken languages and the sense of touch.

This shows people surrounded by speech bubbles

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·December 12, 2021·4 min read

Our Emotions and Identity Can Affect How We Use Grammar

Study reveals how emotional context affects how we use and understand language at the neural level.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 11, 2021·3 min read

Speaking “Baby Talk” to Infants Isn’t Just Cute: It Could Help Them Learn to Make Words

Parents who use "baby talk" help their infants to produce speech, a new study reports.

This shows a person making a metal bag, using hand tools

Featured Neuroscience

·November 13, 2021·5 min read

Tool Use and Language Skills Are Linked in the Brain: Practicing One Improves the Other

Fine motor skills utilized by using tools engage parts of the brain similar to those mobilized when we think about the construction of a sentence, researchers report.