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Language barriers adversely impact healthcare quality
For the millions of Americans whose native tongue isn't English, language remains a critical road block to quality healthcare, according to a University of California, Irvine study. view more (2007-11-14)
Language isn't what separates us from animals
Experts at the University of Sheffield have proven conclusively that the functions of language and mathematics are separate in the adult brain, meaning that it is not just linguistic ability that separates us from other animals. Academics and researchers had thought that language may enable higher cognitive functions, and that without it we would... view more... (2005-02-15)
Are you a different person when you speak a different language?
People who are bicultural and speak two languages may actually shift their personalities when they switch from one language to another, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. view more (2008-06-26)
The language of luxury
Virtually every population in the world has at least one thing in common: multinational companies are vying for their attention. view more (2008-09-18)
Playing, and even watching, sports improves brain function
Being an athlete or merely a fan improves language skills when it comes to discussing their sport because parts of the brain usually involved in playing sports are instead used to understand sport language, new research at the University of Chicago shows. view more (2008-09-02)
£300,000 Research Award Set To Examine Impact Of Translation On Global News Headlines
The Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) has awarded over £300,000 to the University of Warwick to study news media translation, and reveal how it impacts on global relations. One of the areas the research will examine is how the translation practices of international news organisations such as Reuters influence people's knowledge all... view more... (2003-06-25)
Genetic study provides new insights into molecular basis of language development
Scientists have identified the first gene that is associated with a common childhood language disorder, known as specific language impairment (SLI). view more (2008-11-06)
Yerkes researchers identify language feature unique to human brain
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have identified a language feature unique to the human brain that is shedding light on how human language evolved. The study marks the first use of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), a non-invasive imaging technique, to compare human brain structures to those of... view more... (2008-03-24)
New gene for dyslexia located
No gene for dyslexia has been isolated until now, although scientists have long suspected a genetic basis for the disorder and have even roughly mapped the region of the brain likely to be involved. The researchers anticipate that they will now be able to clone the genetic sequence and so gain important insights into the processes involved in... view more... (1999-09-02)
Babies raised in bilingual homes learn new words differently than infants learning one language
Infants who are raised in bilingual homes learned two similar-sounding words in a laboratory task at a later age than babies who are raised in homes where only one language is spoken. view more (2007-09-28)
Multilingualism brings communities closer together
Learning their community language outside the home enhances minority ethnic children's development, according to research led from the University of Birmingham. view more (2009-02-10)
Researchers report gene associated with language, speech and reading disorders
A new candidate gene for Specific Language Impairment has been identified by a research team directed by Mabel Rice at the University of Kansas, in collaboration with Shelley Smith, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Javier Gayán of Neocodex, Seville, Spain. view more (2009-08-28)
Music makes you smarter
Regularly playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain and may be used in therapy to improve cognitive skills. view more (2009-10-26)
Surinamese language Trio demands honesty
The Leiden linguist Eithne Carlin has discovered that the Surinamese indigenous language Trio is particularly accurate with respect to the truth level of statements. Carlin has almost finished a complete written grammar of Trio. The precision of Trio means that it is difficult to accurately translate Dutch sentences into the Trio language. This... view more... (2002-04-18)
UBC scientist unveils secret of newborn's first words
A new study could explain why "daddy" and "mommy" are often a baby's first words - the human brain may be hard-wired to recognize certain repetition patterns. view more (2008-08-27)
What's the semantic organization of human language?
Language networks are small-world and scale-free, although they are built based on different principles. Similar global statistical properties shown by language networks are independent of linguistic structure and typology. view more (2009-08-11)
UCLA scientists identify new genetic link to autism
UCLA scientists have used language onset - the age when a child speaks his first word - as a tool for identifying a new gene linked to autism. view more (2008-01-11)
Shift in brain's language-control site offers rehab hope
Scientists have found that the site in the brain that controls language in right-handed people shifts with aging-a discovery that might offer hope in the treatment of speech problems resulting from traumatic brain injury or stroke. view more (2005-10-10)
The Effect of Gamma Waves on Cognitive and Language Skills in Children
New studies conducted by April Benasich, professor of neuroscience at Rutgers University in Newark, and her colleagues reveal that gamma wave activity in the brains of children provide a window into their cognitive development, and could open the way for more effective intervention for those likely to experience language problems. view more (2008-10-22)
Noise, visual cues affect infants' language development
Even moderate background noise can affect how infants learn language at an early and crucial time of their development, according to new research from Purdue University. view more (2005-06-16)
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