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·August 4, 2016·3 min read

Part of Brain That Compensates for Hearing Loss in Elderly Identified

Researchers have identified a specific part of the brain that older adults use to differentiate speech sounds in background noises.

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·August 1, 2016·4 min read

Voice Control in Orangutan Gives Clues to Early Human Speech

Rocky the Orangutan may help researchers better understand how human speech evolved from the time of the great apes.

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·June 27, 2016·4 min read

Baby Talk May Be More Educational For Infants Than Imagined

Baby talk can teach infants the relevant properties of language, a new study reports.

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·June 3, 2016·4 min read

Singing Could Improve Speech in Parkinson’s Patients: More Research Needed

Researchers have published evidence that singing can have beneficial effects for people with Parkinson's disease.

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·May 31, 2016·4 min read

Baby Talk Can Help Songbirds Learn Their Songs

According to a new study, adult songbirds modify their vocalizations when singing to juveniles in much the same way humans do when talking to babies.

Featured Psychology

·May 29, 2016·3 min read

Exploring Gender Perception Via Speech

According the researchers, some vocal qualities deemed as feminine can overlap with acoustic cues for clear speech.

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·May 26, 2016·9 min read

The Evolution of Complex Connectivity in Speech Networks

A new paper considers how the complex speech networks in the brain may have evolved.

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·May 4, 2016·2 min read

Foreign Accent Syndrome Due to Impaired Neural Connection

A new study reports foreign accent syndrome may be caused by impaired connections between the motor speech areas in the left hemisphere of the brain and the cerebellum.

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·April 25, 2016·3 min read

Music Improves Baby Brain Response to Music and Speech

Researchers report play sessions that include music improved processing of new speech sounds and music in infants.

Diagram shows how the gene affects speech.

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·April 14, 2016·5 min read

New Insights Into Stuttering

A new study using mice with the genetic defect for a human speech disorder could help researchers better understand the molecular and neurological basis for stuttering.