//www.koonmotors.com/news/mind_brain/language_acquisition/ Read recent studies pertaining to language acquisition in infants and children. en-us Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:49:11 EDT Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:49:11 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/mind_brain/language_acquisition/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905125028.htm Nineteen-month-old toddlers already use natural logical thinking, even before they learn to speak, to deal with uncertainties about the world. This natural logic contributes to their learning process, both in terms of language and in other fields of knowledge, according to a new study. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:50:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905125028.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828130347.htm Researchers have succeeded in transforming brain signals into audible speech. By decoding signals from the brain through a combination of implants and AI, they were able to predict the words people wanted to say with an accuracy of 92 to 100%. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:03:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828130347.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165525.htm An understanding of how words can be broken down into smaller units of meaning plays a key role when deaf and hard of hearing children learn to read, analysis shows. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:55:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165525.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122530.htm Researchers have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that has enabled a woman with severe paralysis from a brainstem stroke to speak through a digital avatar. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:25:30 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122530.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230816160034.htm Many linguists have proposed that languages spoken by numerous non-native speakers tend to have simpler grammars. A new study challenges this claim. By analyzing a global sample of 1,314 languages, they found that speech community size and the proportion of second-language speakers were not associated with simpler grammars. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:00:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230816160034.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230815151112.htm For those with neurological or developmental disorders compromising speech, brain machine interfaces could help them communicate. But today's interfaces are slow and, from electrodes placed on the scalp, can detect letters only. The speech generated is robotic and affectless. Neuroscientists have now shown that they can reconstruct the song a person is hearing from brain recordings alone, holding out the possibility of reconstructing not only words but the musicality of speech, which also conveys meaning. Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:11:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230815151112.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230810110351.htm Unlike previously thought, it turns out that speech production and singing are supported by the same circuitry in the brain. Observations in a new study can help develop increasingly effective rehabilitation methods for patients with aphasia. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 11:03:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230810110351.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230802162437.htm 新研究发现,人类只能to detect artificially generated speech 73% of the time, with the same accuracy in both English and Mandarin. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:24:37 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230802162437.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230731110750.htm The artificial intelligence language model GPT-3 performed as well as college students in solving certain logic problems like those that appear on standardized tests. The researchers who conducted the experiment write that the results prompt the question of whether the technology is mimicking human reasoning or using a new type of cognitive process. Solving that question would require access to the software that underpins GPT-3 and other AI software. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:07:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230731110750.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230724122708.htm Researchers delve into the bilingual experience and its impact on children's context-sensitive perception of trust, offering insights into how language diversity can enrich and benefit children's social-cognitive development. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:27:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230724122708.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230705105847.htm Neuroscientists say the brain's auditory lexicon, a catalog of verbal language, is actually located in the front of the primary auditory cortex, not in back of it -- a finding that upends a century-long understanding of this area of the brain. The new understanding matters because it may impact recovery and rehabilitation following a brain injury such as a stroke. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:58:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230705105847.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230629125727.htm A new study suggests young children are more vocal when interacting with toys and household items, highlighting their importance for developing language skills. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:57:27 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230629125727.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181307.htm New research shines light on how parents who talk more to their infants improve their children's brain development. Scientists used imaging and audio recordings to link early language skills to caregiver speech, delivering an affirming message that parents can greatly influence their child's linguistic growth in ways that are trackable in brain scans. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:13:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181307.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531150135.htm Young babies make many squeals, vowel-like sounds, growls, and short word-like sounds such as 'ba' or 'aga.' Those precursors to speech or 'protophones' are later replaced with early words and, eventually, whole phrases and sentences. While some infants are naturally more 'talkative' than others, a new study confirms that there are differences between males and females in the number of those sounds. Wed, 31 May 2023 15:01:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531150135.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230525141403.htm New research offers insights into how researchers can use their platforms to help end the use of stigmatizing language. Thu, 25 May 2023 14:14:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230525141403.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230504094942.htm Similar to humans, chimpanzees combine vocalizations into larger communicatively meaningful structures. UZH researchers suggest that this ability might be evolutionarily more ancient than previously thought. Thu, 04 May 2023 09:49:42 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230504094942.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230502090619.htm Scientists studied guinea pigs' communication to understand how the brain recognizes communication sounds regardless of accents and surrounding noise. Tue, 02 May 2023 09:06:19 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230502090619.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230501114006.htm 一个新的基于ai系统称为语义解码器can translate a person's brain activity -- while listening to a story or silently imagining telling a story -- into a continuous stream of text. Unlike other thought decoding systems in development, this system does not require subjects to have surgical implants, making the process noninvasive. 2023年5月01日星期一11:40:06美国东部时间 //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230501114006.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230426210510.htm Your native language could impact your musical ability. A global study that compared the melodic and rhythmic abilities of almost half a million people speaking 54 different languages found that tonal speakers are better able to discern between subtly different melodies, while non-tonal speakers are better able to tell whether a rhythm is beating in time with the music. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:05:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230426210510.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230419150234.htm What shapes the structure of languages? In a new study, an international team of researchers reports that grammatical structure is highly flexible across languages, shaped by common ancestry, constraints on cognition and usage, and language contact. The study used the Grambank database, which contains data on grammatical structures in over 2400 languages. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:02:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230419150234.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230418195432.htm A new study investigates where toddlers look when they learn new words. It finds that children with larger vocabularies looked quickly towards objects when learning new words. Meanwhile, children who knew fewer words looked back and forth between objects and took more time. The research team say that their findings could help identify children with delays in language development at an earlier stage. Importantly, it means these children could be given earlier support to build their best vocabulary before starting school. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:54:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230418195432.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230417155714.htm When a person reads a sentence, two distinct networks in the brain are activated, working together to integrate the meanings of the individual words to obtain more complex, higher-order meaning, according to a new study. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:57:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230417155714.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230417142405.htm Research with a unique, perhaps one-of-a-kind individual, shows that you can comprehend and use tactile language and metaphors without relying on previous sensory experiences. These findings challenge notions of embodied cognition that insist that language comprehension and abstract thought require direct memory of such sensations. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:24:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230417142405.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230403100311.htm 一种语言的偏见the English language that leads us to 'improve' things by adding to them, rather than taking away, is so common that it is even ingrained in AI chatbots, a new study reveals. Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:03:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230403100311.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230321112550.htm Researchers explore how anatomical variations in a speaker's vocal tract affect speech production. Using MRI, the team recorded the shape of the vocal tract for 41 speakers as the subjects produced a series of representative speech sounds. They averaged these shapes to establish a sound-independent model of the vocal tract. Then they used statistical analysis to extract the main variations between speakers. A handful of factors explained nearly 90% of the differences between speakers. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:25:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230321112550.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230321112517.htm Research in languages other than English is critically important for biodiversity conservation and is shockingly under-utilized internationally, according to an international research team. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:25:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230321112517.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230313162705.htm Word lists are the basis of so much research in so many fields. Researchers have now developed an algorithm that can be applied to different languages and can expand word lists significantly better than others. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:27:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230313162705.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230303105313.htm The thousands of languages spoken throughout the world draw on many of the same fundamental linguistic abilities and reflect universal aspects of how humans categorize events. Some aspects of language may also be universal to people who create their own sign languages, according to new research. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 10:53:13 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230303105313.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230214153903.htm Daily reading improved language development in infants 12 months and younger, according to a recent study. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:39:03 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230214153903.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230208125050.htm Toddlers' level of attention to 'motherese' speech can be used as a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to new research. To measure it, scientists developed a new eye-tracking test, which can accurately identify toddlers with a subtype of ASD. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:50:50 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230208125050.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230131124420.htm A recent study of 81 babies between 14 and 19 months old found the same outcome: When these babies watched a video where they were shown pictures of toy cars and toy pigs and listened to someone count out loud prior to the toys being hidden in a box -- similar to an earlier study done in person -- the babies looked longer when the box was lifted and some of the objects disappeared. When there was no out loud counting and just pointing in the video, the babies became distracted and looked away, similar to the same earlier study done in person. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:44:20 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230131124420.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230124103835.htm 研究人员attempted to identify early symptoms of Parkinson's disease using voice data. In their study, the researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze and assess speech signals, where calculations are done and diagnoses made in seconds rather than hours. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:38:35 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230124103835.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221229115713.htm Language function and the psychosocial wellbeing of patients and their families can be promoted with singing-based rehabilitation. Group intervention provides opportunities for peer support while being simultaneously cost effective. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 11:57:13 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221229115713.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221222162415.htm The artificial intelligence algorithms behind the chatbot program ChatGPT -- which has drawn attention for its ability to generate humanlike written responses to some of the most creative queries -- might one day be able to help doctors detect Alzheimer's Disease in its early stages. Research recently demonstrated that OpenAI's GPT-3 program can identify clues from spontaneous speech that are 80% accurate in predicting the early stages of dementia. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:24:15 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221222162415.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221220112426.htm Research finds orangutans communicate using a complex repertoire of consonant-like calls, more so than African apes. Previous research has only linked the evolution of human language with the voiced-vowel sounds produced by non-human primates, despite human language being composed of vowel and consonant sounds. Orangutans' tree-dwelling nature means they use their mouth, lips and jaw as a 'fifth hand', unlike ground-dwelling African apes. Their sophisticated use of their mouths, mean orangutans communicate using a rich variety of consonant sounds. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:24:26 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221220112426.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221215191628.htm Psychologists had people learn words from two phonetically similar languages in virtual reality environments. Those who learned each language in its own unique context mixed up fewer words and were able to recall 92% of the words they had learned. In contrast, participants who had learned both sets of words in the same VR context were more likely to confuse terms between the two languages and retained only 76% of the words. Regardless of group, those participants who felt immersed in the VR world remembered more than those who did not feel immersed. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:16:28 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221215191628.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221205203251.htm Swear words across different languages may tend to lack certain sounds such as l, r, and w, suggests new research. This common pattern in profanity indicates that these sounds, called approximants, may appear less offensive to listeners. Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:32:51 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221205203251.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221201123011.htm Hummus. Chewbacca. Belly button. These are just a few of the thousands of words scientists painstakingly decoded from over 2,100 hours of recorded conversations to determine if the amount of language kids hear explains why girls have bigger vocabularies early in life. It doesn't. Instead, the scientists found that caregivers just talk more to toddlers after they say their first word, which suggests that children actively influence their own language development. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:30:11 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221201123011.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221129112658.htm Humans accomplish a phenomenal amount of tasks by combining pieces of information. We perceive objects by combining edges, categorize scenes by combining objects, interpret events by combining actions, and understand sentences by combining words. But researchers don't yet have a clear understanding of how the brain forms and maintains the meaning of the whole -- such as a sentence -- from its parts. Researchers have now shed new light on the brain processes that support the emergent meaning of combined words. Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:26:58 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221129112658.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221122111554.htm A new MRI study revealed that consumption of alcohol even in low to moderate amounts during pregnancy can change the baby's brain structure and delay brain development. Tue, 22 Nov 2022 11:15:54 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221122111554.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221121215731.htm Does the history of our languages match the history of our genes? A team of scientists has revealed a large number of matches -- but also widespread mismatches in around 20 percent of cases, including in Malta, Hungary and Namibia. Mon, 21 Nov 2022 21:57:31 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221121215731.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221116133829.htm Neuroscientists find that brain signatures of reading difficulties in students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are, on average, different from those of students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds who struggle with reading. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:38:29 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221116133829.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221107110025.htm Most languages lack a specialized vocabulary to describe smell experiences. People instead use words from other domains, such as 'heavy', 'good' or 'fruity', when talking about smells. But which words are really used and how do they relate to each other? This has been answered for English by researchers by using a fully automatic method that is based on texts from the Internet. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:00:25 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221107110025.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221107083301.htm Our brains 'time-stamp' the order of incoming sounds, allowing us to correctly process the words that we hear, shows a new study by a team of psychology and linguistics researchers. Its findings offer new insights into the intricacies of neurological function. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:33:01 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221107083301.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221026103131.htm Texts used in second language (L2) classrooms have traditionally been simplified manually. With recent technological advances, text can be simplified automatically through artificial intelligence-enabled software. A new study investigated the effectiveness of an automatic text simplification (ATS) software and found that it made text comprehensible for L2 learners with a certain level of reading proficiency, highlighting the need for additional development of these tools for them to become effective for all learners. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:31:31 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221026103131.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221020112823.htm Scientists have for the first time pinpointed a large number of genes that are reliably associated with dyslexia. Around a third of the 42 genetic variants identified have been previously linked to general cognitive ability and educational attainment. The researchers say their findings aid our understanding of the biology behind why some children struggle to read or spell. Thu, 20 Oct 2022 11:28:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221020112823.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221011105727.htm A study has revealed that baby talk displays similar properties across 36 languages. 星期二,2022年10月11日10:57:27美国东部时间 //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221011105727.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221010161229.htm A clinical study found that, for children who had a major stroke to the left hemisphere of their brain within days of their birth, the infant's brain was 'plastic' enough for the right hemisphere to acquire the language abilities ordinarily handled by the left side while also maintaining its own language abilities as well. Mon, 10 Oct 2022 16:12:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221010161229.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221007112133.htm Communicating with babies in infant-directed-speech is considered an essential prerequisite for successful language development of the little ones. Researchers have now investigated how the mood of mothers in the postpartum period affects their child's development. They found that even children whose mothers suffer from mild depressive mood that do not yet require medical treatment show early signs of delayed language development. The reason for this could be the way the women talk to the newborns. The findings could help prevent potential deficits early on. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:21:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221007112133.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221003132752.htm Mandatory mask wearing saw more than 90 percent of deaf people struggle to communicate during the pandemic, research has revealed. It also discovered that 76 percent missed vital information and 59 percent felt disconnected from society due to the face coverings. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:27:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/10/221003132752.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220929132458.htm • University of Freiburg study on vocabulary acquisition uses novel game-based design • Study results: Children of primary school age can benefit from long-term experience with multiple accents when learning words in unfamiliar accents from other children • Bilingualism, on the other hand, did not lead to corresponding effects in vocabulary learning Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:24:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220929132458.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220915104800.htm Scientists observed how the brain responds to words representing hand-manipulable objects, when a participant's hands were either free to move or restrained. They showed that brain activity in response to hand-manipulable words was significantly reduced by hand restraints. Verbal responses were also affected by hand constraints. Their results support the idea of embodied cognition, which proposes that the meaning of words is represented through interactions between the body and the environment. Understanding how words are processed through embodied cognition could also be useful for artificial intelligence to learn the meaning of objects. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:48:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/09/220915104800.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220808162226.htm A collaborative study examined the spontaneous looking patterns of 7-month-old babies when presented with mosaic-like sequences with a symmetrical and asymmetrical structure. The results show that these babies quickly detect whether a mosaic has a symmetrical structure, suggesting a robust, automatic ability to extract structure from complex images. Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:22:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220808162226.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220804102557.htm Our brain works a bit like the autocomplete function on your phone -- it is constantly trying to guess the next word when we are listening to a book, reading or conducting a conversation. Contrary to speech recognition computers, our brains are constantly making predictions at different levels, from meaning and grammar to specific speech sounds. Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:25:57 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220804102557.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220728142928.htm New research finds that specific parts of the brain recognize complex cues in human vocal sounds that do not involve speech, such as crying, coughing or gasping. Insights into the organization of the brain voice-recognition system will enable researchers to better understand neurological disorders where voice perception is altered or missing and even help create better voice assistant devices. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 14:29:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220728142928.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220727110250.htm Children demonstrate early in life social skills and a strong desire to interact with their peers. They engage in social interactions more often than our closest relatives, the great apes, a new study finds. This social and natural predisposition of humans for interaction appears to be a key element in understanding the evolution of language. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:02:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220727110250.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220720150551.htm The implications of new AI voice research go beyond user experience to making AI more efficient, which could change the industry and significantly reduce carbon footprints. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:05:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220720150551.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220714145126.htm 我们的大脑knowledg链接输入语音e of grammar, which is abstract in nature. But how does the brain encode abstract sentence structure? In a neuroimaging study, researchers report that the brain encodes the structure of sentences ('the vase is red') and phrases ('the red vase') into different neural firing patterns. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:51:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220714145126.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220707141908.htm When words fail, gestures can help to get the message across -- especially for people who have a language disorder. An international research team has now shown that listeners attend the gestures of people with aphasia more often and for much longer than previously thought. This has implications for the use of gestures in speech therapy. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 14:19:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220707141908.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220705090707.htm Being able to recognize our own voice is a critical factor for our sense of control over our speech, according to a new study. If people think they hear someone else's voice when they speak, they do not strongly feel that they caused the sound. This could be a clue to understanding the experience of people who live with auditory hallucinations and could help to improve online communication and virtual reality experiences. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 09:07:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220705090707.htm