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·January 24, 2018·4 min read

Speech Analysis Software Predicts Psychosis in Those At Risk With 83% Accuracy

Researchers report computer based analysis of speech transcripts from teens at risk of psychosis were able to predict, with 83% accuracy, who would develop symptoms within 2 years.

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·January 15, 2018·4 min read

Preterm Babies May Suffer Setbacks in Auditory Brain Development and Speech

A new study reports babies born early in the third trimester of pregnancy are more likely to show delayed development of the auditory cortex.

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·December 9, 2017·3 min read

Is There a Musical Method For Interpreting Speech?

A new study evaluates whether musicians have an advantage in understanding speech compared to those without musical training.

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·December 8, 2017·3 min read

Shedding Light on the Voices in Our Heads

A new study reports the brain considers our internal voice to be the same as speaking our thoughts aloud. The findings could have important implications for understanding auditory hallucinations in Schizophrenia.

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·December 4, 2017·3 min read

Why Musical Training is Beneficial in Processing Speech

Musical training may enhance the ability to process speech in noisy settings, a new study reveals.

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·November 22, 2017·5 min read

Do Birdsong and Human Speech Share Biological Roots?

A new study provides evidence to support the long standing view that human speech and music may have roots in biological processes that are shared across a variety of different animals.

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·October 19, 2017·5 min read

Brain Training Can Improve Understanding of Speech in Noisy Places

A brain training audiogame makes it possible to hear speech in noisy backgrounds with greater ease, a new study reports.

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·September 23, 2017·4 min read

Our Ability to Recognize Letters Could Be Hard Wired Into Our Brains

According to researchers, there may be a relationship between written shapes and the sounds they represent.

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·August 24, 2017·6 min read

How the Human Brain Detects the ‘Music’ of Speech

Researchers at UCSF discover neurons in the superior temporal gyrus change activity depending on where emphasis falls in a sentence.

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·July 23, 2017·7 min read

Choir Helps People with Parkinson’s Disease Battle Destructive Effects to Muscles, Brain and Voice

Researchers at the Northern Arizona University are helping alleviate symptoms of Parkinson's and quash social isolation in sufferers by establishing a choir.