
Why Can't Chimps Speak? Key Differences In How Human And Chimp Versions Of FOXP2 Gene Work
If humans are genetically
related to chimps, why did
our brains develop the
innate ability for language
and speech while theirs did
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Scientists Create 'Golden Ear' Mouse With Great Hearing As It Ages
What do you get when you
cross a mouse with poor
hearing and a mouse with
even worse hearing?
Ironically, a new strain of
... > full story

Experts Offer Strategies For Working With Immigrant Victims Of Violence
Last year, the United States
provided asylum and
resettlement assistance for
nearly 80,700 people from
other countries, an increase
... > full story

Babies' Language Learning Starts From The Womb
From their very first days,
newborns' cries already bear
the mark of the language
their parents speak, reveals
a new study. The findings
suggest that infants begin
... > full story
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New Brain Findings On Dyslexic Children: Good Readers Learn From Repeating Auditory Signals, Poor Readers Do Not
November 12, 2009 The vast majority of school-aged children can focus on the voice of a teacher amid the cacophony of the typical classroom thanks to a brain that automatically focuses on relevant, predictable and ... > full story -
Language Support In Schools Vital For Children With Autism
November 12, 2009 Teachers and parents must be vigilant in observing difficulties with language comprehension, reading and spelling in children and young people with autism, Asperger's syndrome and ... > full story -
Unravelling The Pathology Of Dementia
November 12, 2009 Combination therapies to tackle multiple changes in the brain may be needed to combat the growing problem of dementia in aging societies, according to a new ... > full story -
Foreign Subtitles Improve Speech Perception
November 11, 2009 You can improve your second-language listening ability by watching the movie with subtitles -- as long as these subtitles are in the same language as the film. Subtitles in one's native language, the ... > full story -
Words, Gestures Are Translated By Same Brain Regions
November 10, 2009 Researchers have shown that the brain regions that have long been recognized as a center in which spoken or written words are decoded are also important in interpreting wordless gestures. The ... > full story -
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TV Bombards Children With Commercials For High-fat And High-sugar Foods
November 5, 2009 Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing ... > full story -
Literary Arabic Is Expressed In Brain Of Arabic Speakers As A Second Language
November 5, 2009 Literary Arabic is expressed in the brain of an Arabic speaker as a second language and not as a mother tongue, according to a new study. The research offers an explanation for the objective and ... > full story -
Dementia: Rare Brain Disorder Is Highly Hereditary
November 4, 2009 New research shows that frontotemporal dementia -- a rare brain disorder that causes early dementia -- is highly ... > full story -
Learning To Talk Changes How Speech Is Heard: 'Sound Of Learning' Unlocked By Linking Sensory And Motor Systems
November 4, 2009 Learning to talk also changes the way speech sounds are heard, according to a new study. The findings could have a major impact on improving speech ... > full story -
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Losing Your Tongue: World's Top Endangered Language Experts Gather
November 3, 2009 More than 50 international experts in endangered languages are convening to take the first step in cataloging endangered and dying languages in a comprehensive online ... > full story
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