Language Acquisition News

Posted November 21, 2009:

• Active Hearing Process in Mosquitoes

Posted November 20, 2009:

• Sounds Can Penetrate Deep Sleep and Enhance Associated Memories Upon Waking

Posted November 18, 2009:

• Bigger Not Necessarily Better, When It Comes to Brains

Posted November 17, 2009:

• Emulating Western Lifestyles: Consumption and Carbon Footprints in Less Industrialized Countries

Posted November 16, 2009:

• Right-Handed Chimpanzees Provide Clues to the Origin of Human Language
• Thoughtful Words Help Ease Impact of Marital Strife on Immune System

Posted November 12, 2009:

• Why Can't Chimps Speak? Key Differences In How Human And Chimp Versions Of FOXP2 Gene Work
• New Brain Findings On Dyslexic Children: Good Readers Learn From Repeating Auditory Signals, Poor Readers Do Not
• Language Support In Schools Vital For Children With Autism
• Unravelling The Pathology Of Dementia

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Foreign Subtitles Improve Speech Perception

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Words, Gestures Are Translated By Same Brain Regions

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Scientists Create 'Golden Ear' Mouse With Great Hearing As It Ages
• Experts Offer Strategies For Working With Immigrant Victims Of Violence

Posted November 5, 2009:

• Babies' Language Learning Starts From The Womb
• TV Bombards Children With Commercials For High-Fat And High-Sugar Foods
• Literary Arabic Is Expressed In Brain Of Arabic Speakers As A Second Language

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Dementia: Rare Brain Disorder Is Highly Hereditary
• Learning To Talk Changes How Speech Is Heard: 'Sound Of Learning' Unlocked By Linking Sensory And Motor Systems

Posted November 3, 2009:

• Losing Your Tongue: World's Top Endangered Language Experts Gather

Posted October 30, 2009:

• Disappearing Vowels 'Caught' On Tape In US Midwest

Posted October 22, 2009:

• Infants Able To Identify Humans As Source Of Speech, Monkeys As Source Of Monkey Calls
• Looking For The Origins Of Music In The Brain

Posted October 21, 2009:

• Prolonged Thumb Sucking In Infants May Lead To Speech Impediments

Posted October 20, 2009:

• You Say Po-TAY-To, And I Say Pot-AAH-To! Language Evolves Through Our Own Use Of It

Posted October 19, 2009:

• First-Time Internet Users Find Boost In Brain Function After Just One Week
• Cochlear Implants Reduce Delay Suffered By Deaf Children In Language Acquisition, Study Shows
• Brains Benefit From Multilingualism

Posted October 18, 2009:

• Confronting Bad Behavior: Is There A Social Payoff?

Posted October 16, 2009:

• New Light On Nature Of Broca's Area: Rare Procedure Documents How Human Brain Computes Language

Posted October 15, 2009:

• Colombian Guerrillas Help Scientists Locate Literacy In The Brain

Posted October 14, 2009:

• Candy Bar Or Healthful Snack? Free Choice Not As Free As We Think

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Dyslexia Varies Across Languages

Posted October 5, 2009:

• Communication Problems In Dementia Care Cause Physical Strain

Posted October 2, 2009:

• Color Plays Musical Chairs In The Brain
• Scientists Develop Nasal Spray That Improves Memory

Posted September 30, 2009:

• Key To Subliminal Messaging Is To Keep It Negative, Study Shows
• Perceptual Learning Relies On Local Motion Signals To Learn Global Motion
• Transgenic Songbirds Provide New Tool To Understand The Brain

Posted September 25, 2009:

• Use It Or Lose It? Study Suggests The Brain Can Remember A 'Forgotten' Language

Posted September 24, 2009:

• Lower Lexical Recall In Bilingual Kids No Cause For Alarm

Posted September 23, 2009:

• RU Kidding? Research Finds That Chatspeak Has No Impact On Children's Spelling Ability

Posted September 21, 2009:

• Children Under Three Can't Learn Action Words From TV Unless An Adult Helps

Posted September 18, 2009:

• The Pen May Be Mightier Than The Keyboard

Posted September 16, 2009:

• Alzheimer’s Disease Results In Greater Language Impairments In More Highly-Educated Than Less Learned Patients, New Study Suggests

Posted September 15, 2009:

• Figures Of Speech: Understanding Idioms Requires Both Sides Of The Brain

Posted September 13, 2009:

• In The Middle Of Brain Surgery, Patients Wake Up And Begin Talking

Posted September 11, 2009:

• Sleep Helps Reduce Errors In Memory, Research Suggests

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