The Music In Our Speech
Researchers embark on a study into the brain structures that process speech and music, and finds commonalities.... Read More...
speech processing
Stuttering Linked to Reduced Blood Flow in Brain Area Associated With Language
Cerebral blood flow is reduced in the Broca's area of people who stutter, researchers report. Additionally, the more severely a person stutters, the less blood flows to this area of the brain.... Read More...
Our Ability to Process Speech Declines With Age
According to researchers, our ability to track and understand speech in both noisy and quite environments deteriorates due to speech processing declines in the midbrain of older adults.... Read More...
Gene Contributes to Poor Speech Processing and Dyslexia
Researchers report a gene associated with dyslexia may interfere with speech processing.... Read More...
3D Tongue Movement Images Help Patients Improve Speech
A new study reports watching 3D images of tongue movements can help people to learn new speech sounds.... Read More...
Hold the Teethers: Babies Need Free Tongue Movement to Decipher Speech Sounds
A new study finds a surprising link between an infant's oral motor movements and auditory speech perception.... Read More...
Pinpointing The Precise Moment Our Brains Convert Speech Sounds to Meaning
A new study reports fine-grained speech processing details can be extracted from electrical brain signals measured through the scalp.... Read More...
Unsupervised Computer Learns Spoken Language
A new computer system has learned to distinguish words' phonetic components independent of human training or interaction.... Read More...
Study Provides Brain Map of Language Impairments in Aphasia
A new study identifies the neurological changes which occur as a result of aphasia following a stroke.... Read More...
Harmful Effects of Smoking Reflected in Facial Movements of Unborn Babies
Neuroimaging study finds higher rates of mouth movements in unborn babies of mothers who smoke.... Read More...