If Alzheimer's dementia is identified early, at the stage of Mild Cognitive Impairment, for instance, the decline in neural functioning can be stabilized or even curtailed in some cases, research has found.
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In addition to enabling us to communicate with others, languages are our instrument for conveying our thoughts, identity, knowledge, and how we see and understand the world. Having a command of more than one enriches us and ...
Nov 16, 2020
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Understanding sounds in language is a critical building block for child literacy, yet this skill is often overlooked. Researchers from Michigan State University have developed a new software tool to assess children's phonological ...
Oct 14, 2020
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A standardised test that can now be used in the seven main languages in India will support the diagnosis of dementia and mild cognitive impairment.
Mar 20, 2020
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Four-year-old Betty Schottler starts each morning with the same six sounds: (m), (ah), (oo), (ee), (sh), and (s).
Nov 26, 2019
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Natural language processing, the technology that lets computers read, decipher, understand and make sense of human language, is the driving force behind internet search engines, email filters, digital assistants such as Amazon's ...
Nov 7, 2019
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Researchers have found a surprising way to help boost the skills of children with language impairment: Pay their parents to read to them.
Jul 23, 2018
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Language impairment is one of the most common childhood disorders that you've never heard of. It affects seven out of every 100 U.S. children, delaying mastery of language skills in children.
Mar 13, 2018
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After more than a decade of research, this much we know: it's good for your brain to know another language.
Feb 6, 2018
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A clinical trial of book reading to help kindergarten children with Specific Language Impairment learn words has determined the number of times a child with SLI needs to hear a word to learn it: 36 times or exposures compared ...
Jan 19, 2017
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