Neuroscience
Speaking "baby talk" to infants isn't just cute: It could help them learn to make words
A new study suggests that when parents baby talk to their infants, they might be helping them learn to produce speech.
Dec 10, 2021
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Health
Researchers training machines to recognize vocal fatigue
Even before COVID-19 had them speaking up in online classrooms or projecting their voices from behind masks, teachers were at high risk of vocal fatigue. This condition can cause persistent hoarseness, throat pain and permanent ...
Oct 22, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
COVID-19 stress may explain new tics in adults
Tics, the repetitive and uncontrollable movements or sounds associated with Tourette syndrome and related disorders, rarely develop out of the blue in adults. But pandemic-related stress could be triggering new tics that ...
Oct 1, 2021
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Medical research
Cellular push and pull, a key to the body's response to processes such as cancer
From the vocal cords that produce our voice, to our heartbeat, our body's cells are constantly subjected to mechanical forces that steadily change their response to these stimuli, regulating vital processes, both in healthy ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Neuroscience
'Neuroprosthesis' restores words to man with paralysis
Researchers at UC San Francisco have successfully developed a "speech neuroprosthesis" that has enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences, translating signals from his brain to the vocal tract directly ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers translate a bird's brain activity into song
It is possible to re-create a bird's song by reading only its brain activity, shows a first proof-of-concept study from the University of California San Diego. The researchers were able to reproduce the songbird's complex ...
Jun 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hoarse voice? There's many reasons for rasping, experts say
Hoarseness is common and there are many causes, an expert says.
May 24, 2021
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Neuroscience
Tweet and re-tweet: Songbird stuttering allows researchers to pinpoint causes in the brain
Speech problems such as stammering or stuttering plague millions of people worldwide, including 3 million Americans. President Biden himself struggled with stuttering as a child and has largely overcome it with speech therapy. ...
May 10, 2021
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Health
How to actually fix a lost voice, according to science: Lemon and honey won't work
Losing our voice, having a hoarse voice, or having any difficulties with our voice can be challenging, especially for those who need to use it for work.
Apr 16, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study identifies a limit on the range of vocalizations that support infant cognition
A new study by Northwestern University researchers finds that although human and non-human primate vocalizations facilitate core cognitive processes in very young human infants, birdsong does not.
Mar 11, 2021
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