Language Acquisition News

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Words, Gestures Are Translated By Same Brain Regions
• Foreign Subtitles Improve Speech Perception

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
• Unravelling The Pathology Of Dementia
• Language Support In Schools Vital For Children With Autism

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

Posted September 10, 2009:

• Children Can Learn A Second Language In Preschool, Study Finds
• Memories Exist Even When Forgotten, Study Suggests
• Machines Can't Replicate Human Image Recognition, Yet

Posted September 2, 2009:

• Monkeys Get A Groove On, But Only To Monkey Music

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Is Tetris Good For The Brain?
• Visits To Nana's May Keep Toddlers From Developing Negative Age Stereotypes

Posted August 30, 2009:

• Familiar And Newly Learned Words Are Processed By The Same Neural Networks In The Brain

Posted August 28, 2009:

• Gene Associated With Language, Speech And Reading Disorders Identified

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