The way that speech processing differs from the processing of other sounds has long been a major open question in human neuroscience. Researchers have endeavored to answer this by investigating brain ...

It turns out to depend on what is being studied, found a recent study. Researchers from four countries (Finland, Hungary, Germany, and France) measured EEG-based brain responses for non-speech and ...

Hearing is so effortless for most of us that it’s often difficult to comprehend how much information the brain’s auditory system needs to process and disentangle. It has to take incoming sounds and ...

Speech sound disorder (SSD) encompasses a group of communication disorders in which children have persistent difficulty articulating words or sounds correctly. Speech sound production requires both ...

New parents are always thrilled when their offspring finally speaks its first words - usually at the age of 12 to 18 months. What parents often don't know: the regions of the brain that recognize and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. This article is more than 6 years old. Amazon enhanced Polly - the cloud-based text-to-speech service - to deliver natural and ...

A speech disorder is any condition that affects a person’s ability to produce sounds that create words. Damage to muscles, nerves, and vocal structures can cause it. Examples include stuttering and ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (StudyFinds.org) – Can your dog understand the difference between English and Spanish? The answer is likely yes! A new study reveals a dog’s brain can detect the different speech ...