Language

The National Institute of Mental Health will no longer fund research aiming to relieve symptoms without probing underlying causes

Babies learning speech figure out what an object is by listening to others talk about what that object does. Christie Nicholson reports

 

New techniques help kids develop healthy behaviors and lasting resilience

Brain scans of musicians as they improvised in a musical dialogue with another player showed that the improvisers used regions involved in syntax during production of language. Sophie Bushwick reports 

Functional MRI brain scans show that man and man's best friend use analogous brain regions to process vocalizations of both their own and the other species. Sophie Bushwick reports

People who played instruments as children responded a bit quicker to complex speech sounds as adults, even if they had not played an instrument in many years. Erika Beras reports

Scientists suspect that, along with genetic factors, toxins and pollutants may increase the risk of developing this debilitating disorder

Video games could transform education. But first, game designers, teachers and parents have to move beyond both hype and fear

Chickens are smart, and they understand their world, which raises troubling questions about how they are treated on factory farms

The more parents engage in one-on-one baby talk with their infants, the more words the child produced at age two. Allie Wilkinson reports.

 

Discussing thoughts with toddlers may help them understand other minds when they’re older

By spotting signs of this developmental disorder in young toddlers, parents and therapists may be able to target a child's deficits before they become debilitating