Neuroscience
To appreciate music, the human brain listens and learns to predict
Music has been central to human cultures for tens of thousands of years, but how our brains perceive it has long been shrouded in mystery.
Feb 19, 2024
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News tagged with speech
Psychology & Psychiatry
Speaking and understanding speech share the same parts of the brain
The brain has two big tasks related to speech: making it and understanding it. Psychologists and others who study the brain have debated whether these are really two separate tasks or whether they both use the same regions ...
Aug 16, 2011
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Neuroscience
Two studies shed light on stuttering treatment and a neurological deficit potentially linked to the disorder
Stuttering—a speech disorder in which sounds, syllables or words are repeated or prolonged—affects more than 70 million people worldwide. That's 1 percent of the global population. Four times as many men as women are ...
Feb 23, 2015
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Neuroscience
New research throws doubt on old ideas of how hearing works
The way in which we experience music and speech differs from what has until now been believed. This is the conclusion of a study by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, and the Oregon Health and Science University, ...
Sep 23, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Learning to 'talk things through in your head' may help people with autism
Teaching children with autism to 'talk things through in their head' may help them to solve complex day-to-day tasks, which could increase the chances of independent, flexible living later in life, according to new research.
Jan 24, 2012
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Genetics
Study reveals first genetic locus for voice pitch
In a paper published in Science Advances, an international team led by deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, reveals the discovery of sequence variants in the gene ABCC9 that influence the pitch of voices.
Jun 9, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Device to help people with Parkinson's disease communicate better now available
SpeechVive Inc. announced Wednesday (Sept. 10) the commercial launch of the SpeechVive device intended to help people with a soft voice due to Parkinson's disease speak more loudly and communicate more effectively.
Sep 10, 2014
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Neuroscience
Researchers ID network of neurons crucial for vocal learning
Researchers have identified a network of neurons that plays a vital role in learning vocalizations by aiding communication between motor and auditory regions of the brain.
Jun 27, 2017
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Neuroscience
Study shows people hear what they expect to hear
Humans depend on their senses to perceive the world, themselves and each other. Despite senses being the only window to the outside world, people do rarely question how faithfully they represent the external physical reality. ...
Jan 8, 2021
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Cardiology
Forty-seven-year-old relearned to walk, talk and count after stroke
Chris Monaghan woke up one morning and tried to get out of bed. She couldn't.
May 3, 2021
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