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·April 26, 2021·6 min read

Can a Newborn’s Brain Discriminate Speech Sounds?

It's a question most new parents ponder, can a newborn baby discriminate between speech sounds? Researchers found newborn babies encode voice pitch comparable to adults exposed to a new language for three years. However, there are some differences when it comes to distinguishing between spectral and temporal fine structures of certain sounds. Read More

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·March 1, 2021·5 min read

Neanderthals Had the Capacity to Perceive and Produce Human Speech

A new study reveals Neanderthals had the ability to perceive and produce human speech. Read More

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·February 12, 2021·4 min read

Changing the Connection Between the Hemispheres Affects Speech Perception

Using HD-TACS brain stimulation, researchers influenced the integration of speech sounds by changing the balancing processes between the two brain hemispheres. Read More

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·December 20, 2020·5 min read

How the Brain Distinguishes Speech From Noise

Study reports a pervasive neuromodulation system strongly influences sound processing in a key auditory region of the brain. Findings suggest acetylcholine may assist in the brain's ability to distinguish speech from other noise. Read More

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·September 17, 2020·6 min read

Study Shows How Fast Our Brains Are at ‘Recording’ New Words

Cortical representations for the sounds and meanings of new words learned form within an hour or two following exposure. Read More

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·August 1, 2020·4 min read

Many Writers Say They Can Actually Hear the Voices of Their Characters, Here’s Why

60% of authors say they can hear their characters' voices as they write. Some even say they could enter into a dialogue with their characters, and sometimes their characters 'talk back'. Researchers explore why this phenomenon occurs. Read More

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·July 11, 2020·7 min read

Signs of COVID-19 May Be Hidden in Speech Signals

Vocal recordings of asymptomatic coronavirus patients reveal potential indicators of COVID-19 infection. Preliminary results hint at a biomarker in the vocal system coordination that can indicate the presence of COVID-19. Read More

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·June 23, 2020·4 min read

The human brain tracks speech more closely in time than other sounds

Research suggests a time-locked encoding mechanism may have evolved for speech processing in humans. The processing mechanism appears to be tuned to the native language as a result of extensive exposure to the language environment during early development. Read More

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·June 10, 2020·3 min read

How the brain controls our speech

A new study casts doubt on common theories about speech control. Researchers discovered it's not just the right hemisphere that analyzes how we speak, the left hemisphere also plays a significant role. Read More

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·May 4, 2020·6 min read

Similar brain glitch found in slips of signing and speaking

EEG study reveals both hearing people and deaf signer language users showed a common neural mechanism when it came to language errors. Read More

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·April 20, 2020·3 min read

Origins of human language pathway in the brain at least 25 million years old

Studying auditory regions and brain pathways in humans, apes, and monkeys, researchers have identified a language pathway that interconnects the auditory cortex with frontal lobe regions. The language pathway in other primates suggests an evolutionary basis in auditory cognition and vocal communication. Read More