Tag: sign language

What does music mean? Sign language may offer an answer

Ashley August 28, 2017 Comments Off

From the New York University press release: How do we detect the meaning of music? We may gain some insights by looking at an unlikely source, sign language, a newly… Read more »

Human brain tunes into visual rhythms in sign language

Ashley June 16, 2017 Comments Off

From the University of Chicago press release: The human brain works in rhythms and cycles. These patterns occur at predictable frequencies that depend on what a person is doing and… Read more »

How human brains do language: One system, two channels

Ashley November 8, 2016 Comments Off

From the Northeastern University College of Science media release: Contrary to popular belief, language is not limited to speech. In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, Northeastern University Prof. Iris… Read more »