News tagged with language functions
Searching the brain for social networks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some people tend to make inappropriate comments in social situations? Why do some people misread cues about how others feel about them?
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Apr 05, 2011 |
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Juggling languages can build better brains
Once likened to a confusing tower of Babel, speaking more than one language can actually bolster brain function by serving as a mental gymnasium, according to researchers.
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Feb 18, 2011 |
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Language learning influenced by genes
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found a gene - called ROBO1 - linked to the mechanism in the brain that helps infants develop speech.
Feb 11, 2011 |
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The changing roles of 2 hemispheres in stroke recovery
Most people who survive a stroke recover some degree of their motor, sensory and cognitive functions over the following months and years. This recovery is commonly believed to reflect a reorganisation of the central nervous ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Bilingual benefits reach beyond communication
Speaking two languages can be handy when traveling abroad, applying for jobs, and working with international colleagues, but how does bilingualism influence the way we think? In the current issue of Psychological Science in ...
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Nov 09, 2010 |
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Gene discovery supports link between handedness and language-related disorders
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, have identified a genetic variant which influences whether a person with dyslexia is more skilled with either the left or right hand. The finding ...
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Protein linked to problems with executive thinking skills
New research shows that a high level of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for inflammation in the blood, is associated with brain changes that are linked to problems with executive thinking skills. The study is published ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Songbirds provide insight into speech production (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the help of a little singing bird, Penn State physicists are gaining insight into how the human brain functions, which may lead to a better understanding of complex vocal behavior, human ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Movement Therapy May Also Improve Language Skills in Stroke Patients
(PhysOrg.com) -- Therapy designed to improve arm function in stroke survivors may impact their language skills and activate brain areas corresponding to both motor and language function, according to a study by University ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 24, 2010 |
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Right-handed chimpanzees provide clues to the origin of human language
Most of the linguistic functions in humans are controlled by the left cerebral hemisphere. A study of captive chimpanzees at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center (Atlanta, Georgia), reported in the January 2010 issue ...
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Researchers document how brain computes language
A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports a significant breakthrough in explaining gaps in scientists' understanding of human brain function. The study - ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Familiar and newly learned words are processed by the same neural networks in the brain
Our vocabulary continues to grow and expand even in adulthood. Just ten years ago, the word 'blog' did not yet exist - and now we no longer remember when we heard this word for the first time or when we learned its meaning. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Study shows bilinguals are unable to 'turn off' a language completely
With a vast majority of the world speaking more than one language, it is no wonder that psychologists are interested in its effect on cognitive functioning. For instance, how does the human brain switch between languages? ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 18, 2009 |
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