From the Florida State University press release via Newswise: When a beginning reader reads aloud, her progress is apparent: Hunched over a book, little index finger blazing the way, she moves intently from sound to…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via AlphaGalileo: The language that adolescents use is often described as sloppy, with an air of ‘What’s going to happen to all these kids who can’t even talk…
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 new study. In research focused…
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 areas like vocabulary acquisition, finds…
From the Emory University press release via EurekAlert!: When a friend tells you she had a rough day, do you feel sandpaper under your fingers? The brain may be replaying sensory experiences to help understand…
From the Uppsala University press release via EurekAlert!: New research from Uppsala University shows that reduced insulin sensitivity is linked to smaller brain size and deteriorated language skills in seniors. The findings are now published…
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 and Suntae Kim of the…
From the UC Berkeley press release: Neuroscientists may one day be able to hear the imagined speech of a patient unable to speak due to stroke or paralysis, according to University of California, Berkeley, researchers.…
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 sounds are received — a…
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 experience delays in language development…