Psychology & Psychiatry
Baby talk words build infants' language skills, study shows
The more baby talk words that infants are exposed to the quicker they grasp language, a study suggests.
Aug 1, 2018
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Neuroscience
'Music of speech' linked to brain area unique to humans
We humans are the only primates that can flexibly control the pitch of our voices. This melodic control is not just important for our singing abilities: Fluctuating pitch also conveys critical information during speech—including ...
Jun 28, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Learning a second language alters sensory perception, study finds
Learning a second language can change the way our senses work together to interpret speech, according to a new Northwestern University study.
May 14, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study suggests we can recognize speakers only from how faces move when talking
Results of a new study by cognitive psychologist and speech scientist Alexandra Jesse and her linguistics undergraduate student Michael Bartoli at the University of Massachusetts Amherst should help to settle a long-standing ...
Apr 18, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study reveals vision's role in vowel perception
For all talkers, except perhaps the very best ventriloquists, the production of speech is accompanied by visible facial movements. Because speech is more than just sound, researchers set out to ascertain the exact visual ...
Mar 14, 2018
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists discover a brain signal that indicates whether speech has been understood
Neuroscientists from Trinity College Dublin and the University of Rochester have identified a specific brain signal associated with the conversion of speech into understanding. The signal is present when the listener has ...
Feb 22, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study sheds light on the voices in our head
New research showing that talking to ourselves in our heads may be the same as speaking our thoughts out loud could help explain why people with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia hear voices.
Dec 8, 2017
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Neuroscience
How musical training affects speech processing
Musical training is associated with various cognitive improvements and pervasive plasticity in human brains. Among its merits, musical training is thought to enhance the cognitive and neurobiological foundation of speech ...
Dec 5, 2017
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Brain training can improve our understanding of speech in noisy places
For many people with hearing challenges, trying to follow a conversation in a crowded restaurant or other noisy venue is a major struggle, even with hearing aids. Now researchers reporting in Current Biology on October 19th ...
Oct 19, 2017
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Medical research
Research finds brain responses to lip-reading can benefit cochlear implant users
A world-first study has found that lip-reading may have a beneficial effect on the brain and on a person's ability to hear with a cochlear implant, contrary to what was previously believed.
Aug 15, 2017
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