Tag: speech

Study suggests the human brain tracks speech more closely in time than other sounds

From the Aalto University press release: Humans can effortlessly recognize and react to natural sounds and are especially tuned to speech. There have been several studies aimed to localize and… Read more »

Study looks at ‘virtual’ communication in the age of social distancing

From the Florida Atlantic University press release: From health care to education to media, social distancing across the globe due to coronavirus (COVID-19) has created the need to conduct business… Read more »

Study suggests there are complementary neural systems in each hemisphere for auditory stimuli

From the McGill University press release: Speech and music are two fundamentally human activities that are decoded in different brain hemispheres. A new study used a unique approach to reveal… Read more »

Study suggests artificial intelligence can diagnose PTSD by analyzing voices

From the NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine press release: A specially designed computer program can help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans by analyzing their voices,… Read more »

Study suggests babies capable of complex babble may grow into stronger readers

From the PLOS press release: Infants’ early speech production may predict their later literacy, according to a study published October 10, 2018 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kelly Farquharson from… Read more »

Study suggests why left hemisphere of the brain understands language better than the right

From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: Nerve cells in the brain region planum temporale have more synapses in the left hemisphere than in the right hemisphere — which is vital… Read more »