When people are framed as something less than fully human, public empathy and willingness to protect their rights shrink ...

Older adults may find learning new languages challenging, but recent research shows the effort itself provides significant ...

Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the brain processes visual information for over a century. The development ...

A new study reveals that the human brain processes spoken language in a sequence that closely mirrors the layered architecture of advanced AI language models. Using electrocorticography data from ...

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 ...

Human brains still react to chimp voices, hinting at a deep evolutionary link in how we recognize sound.

In everyday conversation, it's critical to understand not just the words that are spoken, but the context in which they are said. If it's pouring rain and someone remarks on the "lovely weather," you ...

Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By tracking glutamate in real time, scientists can finally see how neurons process ...