Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: Dispelling myths about stuttering
Nervousness. Stress. Shyness. Speaking more than one language. Thinking too quickly.
Oct 20, 2023
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News tagged with speech
Neuroscience
Researchers reconstruct speech from brain activity, illuminating complex neural processes
Speech production is a complex neural phenomenon that has left researchers explaining it tongue-tied. Separating out the complex web of neural regions controlling precise muscle movement in the mouth, jaw and tongue with ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Biomedical technology
Researchers discover details to improve mapping of electric-acoustic stimulation hearing devices
Evan Nix, MD, and colleagues in the division of Otology/Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery and the division of Auditory Research in the UNC Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery have been studying the functional ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Is it normal to forget words while speaking?
We've all experienced that moment mid-sentence when we just can't find the word we want to use, even though we're certain we know it.
Sep 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Better interventions to support speech and swallowing in individuals with Down syndrome
Individuals with Down syndrome have vocational, educational, social and personal goals, all of which can be realized with targeted services, according to a Penn State research team. The researchers recently investigated how ...
Sep 22, 2023
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Medical research
Study shows that eye movements decrease while effortfully listening to speech
After a certain age, approximately 40% of people experience some degree of hearing loss. While age-related hearing loss is most prevalent in adults over the age of 65, it can start occurring far earlier than that, when people ...
Neuroscience
Brain signals transformed into speech through implants and AI
Researchers from Radboud University and the UMC Utrecht have succeeded in transforming brain signals into audible speech. By decoding signals from the brain through a combination of implants and AI, they were able to predict ...
Aug 28, 2023
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Neuroscience
Studies show potential of AI-powered language assessment for cognitive and motor disorders
A research team led by Prof. Li Hai from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has completed their research in the field of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered language assessment for ...
Aug 17, 2023
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Health informatics
Can AI help hospitals spot patients in need of extra non-medical assistance?
In the rush to harness artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to make care more efficient at hospitals nationwide, a new study points to another possible use: identifying patients with non-medical needs that could ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Neuroscience
Novel information on the neural origins of speech and singing
The neural network related to speech is mostly located in the left cerebral hemisphere, while singing has been primarily associated with the structures of both hemispheres. However, a new study indicates that the left hemisphere ...
Aug 10, 2023
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