Tag: language

Study suggests 6- to 9-month-olds understand the meaning of many spoken words

From the University of Pennsylvania press release: At an age when “ba-ba” and “da-da” may be their only utterances, infants nevertheless comprehend words for many common objects, according to a… Read more »

Study looks at benefits of bilingualism for children’s development

From the York University press release: All bilingual children – regardless of the languages they speak – show cognitive advantages over their English-only peers, although they may experience weakness in… Read more »

Study suggests literalizing metaphors for creative thinking can help with problem-solving

From the University of Michigan press release by Bernie DeGroat: The next time you’re in need of creative inspiration, try thinking outside the box—or cubicle. New research by Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks… Read more »

Study suggests location of brain’s speech processing centre isn’t where it was thought to be

From the Georgetown University Medical Center press release: Scientists have long believed that human speech is processed towards the back of the brain’s cerebral cortex, behind auditory cortex where all… Read more »

Study links prenatal testosterone to increased risk of language delay for male infants

From the Wiley-Blackwell press release via EurekAlert!: New research by Australian scientists reveals that males who are exposed to high levels of testosterone before birth are twice as likely to… Read more »

Study suggests linguistic and conceptual processing take place in different parts of the brain

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: How does the brain confer meaning on the things we perceive in the world? “Many of us favor the theory that, whether… Read more »