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Watching How the Brain Speaks
Most of us take it for granted, but a new brain map shows how complicated speaking actually is.
The End of an Epithet: How Hate Speech Dies
There is an expiration date for all ugly words. Is the end in sight for “faggot”?
Toddlers’ Early Language Skills May Influence Later Anger Management
Communication may help toddlers cope better with emotions in pre-school
Early Childhood Anesthesia Linked to Problems with Language, Memory
Increasingly, research finds that exposure to anesthesia in early childhood may have long-term effects on kids’ brain development.
Why Humans Have Color Vision, and Other Qs & As with Neuroscientist Mark Changizi
Why do humans see in color? According to neuroscientist Mark Changizi, who left academia to run a research institute called 2Ai, it’s so that we could read the emotions of others. In his book, Harnessed, published last summer, …
Are You a Hyperpolyglot? The Secrets of Language Superlearners
The author of Babel No More explains what it takes to become super-multilingual.
Study: Why Words With Many Meanings Make Language More Efficient
Why do so many words have so many meanings? And why doesn’t that just confuse us more in conversation?
What Makes Some Preschools Better Than Others?
It might seem like preschool is all about naps and playtime, but the latest research shows that early classroom experiences can have a major impact on later learning and academic performance, especially when it comes to language.
Study: Toddlers Who Are Slow to Talk Still Develop Normally
A toddler’s first years are paved with milestones — the first smile, the first step and perhaps most importantly, the first word — all indicators of how well an infant is developing. But the latest research suggests that …
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Study: Could Brain Scans Help Spot Autism?
A brain scan may someday be able to help identify cases of autism, a new study suggests. Currently, autism is diagnosed based on subjective evaluations of a child’s behavioral and developmental deficits, but researchers at …
Study: Why Language Has More to Do with Math than You Think
A study of deaf people in Nicaragua offers fascinating insights into the link between language acquisition and the understanding of numbers.
