News tagged with speech sounds
Adults with dyslexia have problems with non-speech sounds too
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dyslexia is usually associated with persistent reading, spelling, and sometimes speech difficulties that are hard to overcome. One theory proposed to explain the condition is that people with dyslexia suffer ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Changing sounds are key to understanding speech
(PhysOrg.com) -- On the printed page, c*ns*n*nts m*tt*r m*r* th*n v*w*ls.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Looking for the origins of music in the brain
Music serves as a natural and non-invasive intervention for patients with severe neurological disorders to promote long-term memory, social interaction and communication. However, there is currently no plausible explanation ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Researchers unlock the 'sound of learning' by linking sensory and motor systems
Learning to talk also changes the way speech sounds are heard, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists at Haskins Laboratories, a Yale-affiliated resear ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Unraveling the roots of dyslexia
By peering into the brains of people with dyslexia compared to normal readers, a study published online on March 12th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, has shed new light on the roots of the learning disability, which ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Brain section multitasks, handling phonetics and decision-making
A front portion of the brain that handles tasks like decision-making also helps decipher different phonetic sounds, according to new Brown University research.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 30, 2009 |
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'Duet of 1' possible with hand-controlled voice synthesizer
New technology at the University of British Columbia makes it possible for a person to speak or sing just by using their hands to control a speech synthesizer.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 19, 2012 |
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