From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Misperception of speech results from a weak representation of the difference between what we expect to hear and what is actually said, according… Read more »
From the University of Helsinki press release: Several studies have suggested that intensive musical training enhances children’s linguistic skills. Such training, however, is not available to all children. Researchers at… Read more »
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: A study by MIT researchers has uncovered a new way of telling how well people are learning English: tracking their eyes. That’s… Read more »
From the University of Washington press release: Research shows that the more skills children bring with them to kindergarten — in basic math, reading, even friendship and cooperation — the… Read more »
From the University of Zurich press release: Speakers hesitate or make brief pauses filled with sounds like “uh” or “uhm” mostly before nouns. Such slow-down effects are far less frequent… Read more »
From the Acoustical Society of America press release: Sorry, new moms and dads — even though your infants really do appreciate your squeaky coos, they would prefer to hear sounds… Read more »
From the University of Birmingham press release: Healthy older people who exercise regularly are less inclined to struggle to find words to express themselves, research led by the University of… Read more »
From the Boston College press release: In a study of nearly 700,000 English speakers, researchers from Boston College, MIT and Harvard have discovered the optimal years to learn a second… Read more »
From the Florida Atlantic University press release: When people think of “personality,” they are likely to think of traits such as warmth or extraversion. For example, a person with high… Read more »
From the University of California – Riverside press release: Research led by a psychologist at the University of California, Riverside, shows that bilinguals regulate, or suppress, their native language when… Read more »
