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Non-Invasive Mapping Helps to Localize Language Centers Before Brain Surgery
April 8, 2013 — A new functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique may provide neurosurgeons with a non-invasive tool to help in mapping critical areas of the brain before surgery, reports a new ... > full story -
Shift of Language Function to Right Hemisphere Impedes Post-Stroke Aphasia Recovery
April 4, 2013 — In a study designed to differentiate why some stroke patients recover from aphasia and others do not, investigators have found that a compensatory reorganization of language function to right ... > full story -
Language by Mouth and by Hand
April 3, 2013 — Humans favor speech as the primary means of linguistic communication. Spoken languages are so common many think language and speech are one and the same. But the prevalence of sign languages suggests ... > full story -
Speaking a Tonal Language (Such as Cantonese) Primes the Brain for Musical Training
April 2, 2013 — Non-musicians who speak tonal languages may have a better ear for learning musical notes, according to ... > full story -
Personalized Brain Mapping Technique Preserves Function Following Brain Tumor Surgery
April 1, 2013 — In a new paper, researchers review research showing that this ability to visualize relevant white matter tracts during glioma resection surgeries can improve ... > full story -
Teachers' Gestures Boost Math Learning
March 29, 2013 — Students perform better when their instructors use hand gestures -- a simple teaching tool that could yield benefits in higher-level math such as ... > full story -
In Solving Social Dilemmas, Vervet Monkeys Get by With a Little Patience
March 28, 2013 — People could learn a lot from vervet monkeys. When vervets need to work together, they don't tell each other what to do or punish uncooperative behavior. But according to new evidence, they do get ... > full story -
Multiple Moves Found Harmful to Poor Young Children
March 28, 2013 — Poor children who move three or more times before age five have more behavior problems than their peers, according to a longitudinal, representative study of children born in 20 large US cities ... > full story -
Prekindergarten Program Boosts Children's Skills
March 28, 2013 — Boston Public Schools' prekindergarten program is substantially improving children's readiness to start kindergarten, according to a new study of more than 2,000 children enrolled there. The program ... > full story -
Language Used in Immigration Debates May Be as Important as the Policies
March 28, 2013 — The language activists and politicians use in immigration debates may be as important as the policies they are debating when it comes to long-term effects, according to the author of a new study in ... > full story
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