Neuroscience
Redrawing language map of brain
For 140 years, scientists' understanding of language comprehension in the brain came from individuals with stroke.
Jun 25, 2015
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News tagged with language comprehension
Neuroscience
Training the brain to improve on new tasks
A brain-training task that increases the number of items an individual can remember over a short period of time may boost performance in other problem-solving tasks by enhancing communication between different brain areas. ...
Apr 15, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers use a TV sitcom to uncover something about how the brain processes jokes
Researchers at Western University, Canada, have investigated the neural mechanisms underlying humor processing, specifically focusing on humor comprehension and appreciation. The researchers aimed to delineate the roles of ...
Neuroscience
Researchers map brain areas vital to understanding language
When reading text or listening to someone speak, we construct rich mental models that allow us to draw conclusions about other people, objects, actions, events, mental states and contexts. This ability to understand written ...
Nov 21, 2013
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Neuroscience
AI chatbots work by predicting the next word, so do our brains. Is there a connection?
When we hear or read a string of words, we are unconsciously making predictions about what's coming next. That's much like what AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard do. At root they are predicting what the next word should be ...
May 24, 2023
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Neuroscience
Why children misbehave when they are tired
Being tired is a feeling we often experience. When we do certain activities—physical or mental—over a period of time, or even after experiencing intense emotional states, we feel tired, perhaps even exhausted.
Mar 30, 2023
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Autism spectrum disorders
Video-based test to study language development in toddlers and children with autism
Parents often wonder how much of the world their young children really understand. Though typically developing children are not able to speak or point to objects on command until they are between eighteen months and two years ...
Dec 14, 2012
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Neuroscience
Investigating the impact of auditory beat stimulation on cognition
New research conducted by the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas investigates the impact of binaural beat (BB) on language skills. BB is a sound that occurs when two slightly mismatched pure tones ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds toddlers 'surprisingly sophisticated' at understanding unfamiliar accents
A new University of Toronto study has found that by two years of age, children are remarkably good at comprehending speakers who talk with accents the toddlers have never heard before.
Apr 16, 2014
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Neuroscience
Reading in company boosts creativity
We process language differently depending on whether we are reading alone or in the company of another person, according to a study carried out by teachers and researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and ...
Sep 22, 2020
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