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Autism Featured

·October 2, 2015·2 min read

Robot May Help Researchers Unlock the Mysteries of Autism

Researchers are using robotic toys to help children with ASD develop language and social skills.

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Featured Neurology

·October 2, 2015·4 min read

Memory Sharpening Cancer Drug Could Help Alzheimer’s Patients

A drug currently used to treat cancer appears to sharpen memory. Researchers believe the drug could help people with Alzheimer's disease and other memory disorders.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·September 25, 2015·4 min read

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.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·September 23, 2015·3 min read

Therapeutic Toy Developed for Children with Auditory Disabilities

A group of biomedical students have developed a therapeutic toy which they believe will help children with auditory disabilities to develop their vocal chords.

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Featured Neuroscience

·August 14, 2015·5 min read

Gorillas Moving Closer to Verbal Communication

A new study reports gorillas can learn to control vocalization and breathing patterns which are not typical of their natural repertoire.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 3, 2015·4 min read

REM Sleep Converts Waking Experiences into Lasting Memories in Developing Brain

A new study reports on the importance of REM sleep for the developing brain and questions the increasing use of REM disrupting medications in children.

This image shows brain activity recorded by electrocorticography (blue circles). From the activity patterns (blue/yellow), spoken words can be recognized.

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·June 15, 2015·3 min read

Reconstructing Spoken Sentences From Brain Activity Patterns

Researchers show it is possible to reconstruct complete sentences of continuous speech from brain waves and generate corresponding text.

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Featured Genetics

·June 5, 2015·3 min read

Ability to Learn New Language is in Your Genes

According to a new study, a genetic variation in the FOXP2 gene is associated with the ability for adults to learn new languages.

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Featured Psychology

·May 5, 2015·4 min read

How the Brain Separates Our Ability to Talk and Write

Researchers find it is possible to damage the speaking part of the brain but leave the writing part unaffected.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 17, 2015·3 min read

Broca’s Area, the Brain’s Iconic Seat of Speech, Goes Silent When We Talk

A new study redefines the role of the Broca's area.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 9, 2015·4 min read

Brain Develops Abnormally Over Lifespan of People Who Stutter

A new study reports of abnormal development of gray matter in the Broca's area for both children and adults who stutter.

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Featured Genetics

·December 23, 2014·2 min read

Could Birdsong Help Us Solve Stuttering?

New research suggests we can gain a better understanding of human speech production by looking at the genetics of songbirds.

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