Studying a second language boosts cognitive function
Learning a second language is an effective and enjoyable way to improve brain health, reports a new study that was …
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Speaking a Pacific language may help new moms
English-and-Pacific speaking mothers had the lowest rate of mental disorder symptoms, followed by those fluent in Pacific languages only. Both …
Learning a foreign language is harder for visually impaired people
A scientist from RUDN University analyzed the effect of visual impairment on a person’s perception of unfamiliar sounds when learning …
New approach for a biological programming language
New findings by researchers led by TU Graz computer scientists Wolfgang Maass and Robert Legenstein on neural information processing in …
Human perception of colors does not rely entirely on language, a case study
After patient RDS (identified only by his initials for privacy) suffered a stroke, he experienced a rare and unusual side …
Study identifies possible genetic link between children’s language and mental health
A new study suggests there may be genetic explanations for why some children with poor language also have poor mental …
5 key facts about language and the brain
We are all born within a language, so to speak, and that typically becomes our mother tongue. Along the way, …
Children shape their learning environment—the case of language acquisition in children with ASD
A close collaboration between University of Connecticut and Interacting Minds at Aarhus University researchers is exploring how parents and children …