From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: For children with dyslexia, the trouble begins even before they start reading and for reasons that don’t necessarily reflect other language skills. That’s according to a report…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via AlphaGalileo: Swedish adolescents’ desire to learn a foreign language besides English, which they start learning relatively early, has been declining for a long time. A new doctoral…
From the NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development press release via EurekAlert!: Children who grow up learning to speak two languages are better at switching between tasks than are children who learn to…
From the Georgetown University press release: A first-of-its kind series of brain studies shows how an adult learning a foreign language can come to use the same brain mechanisms as a native speaker. The research…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: New research explains how speaking more than one language may translate to better mental health. A paper published by Cell Press in the March 29th issue of…
From the UT Dallas press release: Recent studies by a UT Dallas researcher aim at finding better ways to diagnose young children with language impairments. Dr. Christine Dollaghan, a professor at the Callier Center for…
From the Springer press release: Words spelled with more letters on the right of the keyboard are associated with more positive emotions than words spelled with more letters on the left, according to new research…
From the Concordia University press release: We depend on a barrage of standardized tests to assess everything from aptitude to intelligence. But do they provide an accurate forecast when it comes to something as complex…
From the RIKEN press release via ResearchSEA: Even though typical dance-floor activity might suggest otherwise, humans generally demonstrate a remarkable capacity to synchronize their body movements in response to auditory stimuli. But is this ability…
From the Henry Ford Health System press release: If you’re a left brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, according to a new…