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![Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have worked out which regions of the brain are active when certain words are heard, allowing them to […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/colorful-1325268_960_720-115x115.png "What and where: An atlas of words in the brain")
What and where: An atlas of words in the brain
Posted on May 2, 2016 | No CommentsScientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have worked out which regions of the brain are active when certain words are heard, allowing them to […] -
![For some people, colour-by-numbers takes on a whole new meaning, as each number is a different colour to them. They have Synesthesia, a condition which […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Seeing Sounds and Hearing Colours: Scientists Closer to Understanding Synesthesia")
Seeing Sounds and Hearing Colours: Scientists Closer to Understanding Synesthesia
Posted on April 19, 2015 | No CommentsFor some people, colour-by-numbers takes on a whole new meaning, as each number is a different colour to them. They have Synesthesia, a condition which […] -
![According to research from McGill university, it may be impossible to truly forget your mother tongue. By scanning the brains of Canadian girls with different […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x169-115x115.jpg "Forgetting Your First Language")
Forgetting Your First Language
Posted on November 26, 2014 | 1 CommentAccording to research from McGill university, it may be impossible to truly forget your mother tongue. By scanning the brains of Canadian girls with different […] -
Brain Area Unique to Humans Helps You Make Decisions
Posted on February 2, 2014 | No CommentsBy comparing human and monkey brains, researchers from Oxford University have discovered a brain area in the frontal cortex that is unique to humans. […] -
![Dr. Ana Inés Ansaldo, of the University Geriatrics Institute of Montreal, has revealed that it is possible for older patients with long-standing aphasia to improve […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Age no limit to speech recovery, study says")
Age no limit to speech recovery, study says
Posted on January 13, 2013 | No CommentsDr. Ana Inés Ansaldo, of the University Geriatrics Institute of Montreal, has revealed that it is possible for older patients with long-standing aphasia to improve […] -
![Babies begin assimilating language before they are even born, according to a study that was published in the journal Acta Paediatrica. Work conducted in American and Sweden […]](/wp-content/themes/arras/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Babies begin language learning in the womb")
Babies begin language learning in the womb
Posted on January 6, 2013 | No CommentsBabies begin assimilating language before they are even born, according to a study that was published in the journal Acta Paediatrica. Work conducted in American and Sweden […]
