FeaturedPsychology·May 5, 2015·4 min readHow the Brain Separates Our Ability to Talk and WriteResearchers find it is possible to damage the speaking part of the brain but leave the writing part unaffected.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 17, 2015·3 min readBroca’s Area, the Brain’s Iconic Seat of Speech, Goes Silent When We TalkA new study redefines the role of the Broca's area.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 9, 2015·4 min readBrain Develops Abnormally Over Lifespan of People Who StutterA new study reports of abnormal development of gray matter in the Broca's area for both children and adults who stutter.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·December 23, 2014·2 min readCould 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.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 16, 2014·4 min readHow Learning to Talk Is in the GenesGenetics factors could contribute to the development of language during infancy, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 15, 2014·5 min readNeuroscientists Identify Key Role of Language GeneResearchers discover that a genetic mutation which arose over half a million years ago could be key to humans' ability to understand and produce speech.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 30, 2014·5 min readYou Took the Words Right Out of My BrainA new study reports on the brain's predictive nature when listening to others speak.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 17, 2014·4 min readGender and Genes Play an Important Role in Delayed Language DevelopmentAccording to a new study, boys are at greater risk for delays in language development than girls.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 15, 2014·3 min readSpeech Means Using Both Sides of Our BrainNew research alters previous conceptions about neurological activity, finding we use both sides of our brain for speech.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 6, 2014·3 min readBabbling Babies Responding to One-on-One ‘Baby Talk’ Master More WordsEarly language development isn't so much the quantity of words as the style of speech and social context in which speech occurs, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 22, 2013·3 min readBrain Surgeons Go with the FlowA new neuroimaging technique allows neurosurgeons to see neural connections prior to surgery, thus preserving and protecting the brain's critical functions when operating.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 5, 2013·2 min readJust a Few Years of Early Musical Training Benefits the Brain Later in LifeResearchers report people who learned to play music as children process speech faster later in life.Read More
