UNIGE scientists have discovered that children with autism exhibit different brain patterns depending on their language ...

*A new study published in Developmental Science suggests prenatal brain growth may influence early childhood language ...

Some of the most complex cognitive functions are possible because different sides of your brain control them. Chief among them is speech perception, the ability to interpret language. In people, the ...

A new study found that the leading environmental factor influencing brain structure and function is the socioeconomic status ...

Infants born deaf or hard of hearing show adverse changes in how their brains organize and specialize, but exposure to sound and language may help them develop more normally, according to new research ...

We investigated how our brains process language during real-life conversations. Specifically, we wanted to understand which brain regions become active when we're speaking and listening, and how these ...

Researchers at Stanford University played voice recordings of preemies’ mothers reading stories to them to find out whether it affected how their brains developed. The team observed changes in the ...

Parents want to support their child's development, but many aren't sure what works. Here are five common reading myths and ...

Source: spass/bigstockphoto What happens when 40 percent of a generation cannot function effectively at school? Signs are emerging that this may happen with the children who were 0 to 6 years old ...