How the Brain Processes Different Components of Language A recent study unveils the brain regions sensitive to different types of linguistic information.
Artificial Language Models Teach Us Nothing About Language Recent neuroscientific research commonly dismisses traditional concepts from linguistic theory, but without anything to put in its place.
Symbols and Human Cognition Do humans deploy a similar cognitive architecture for language, music, and geometry?
How the Brain Makes Sense of Sentences A new study from Johns Hopkins University explores the brain basis of grammatical comprehension.
Getting Rational(ist) Do the categories of rationalist vs. empiricist still have relevance? Do the categories of rationalist vs. empiricist still have relevance?
The Temporal Lobe and Language Development A unique case study reveals that the presence of temporal language areas may be necessary for frontal language areas to develop. A unique case study reveals that the presence of temporal language areas may be necessary for frontal language areas to develop.
Neural Responses With (and Without) Rhythm New research brings into question long-held assumptions in cognitive neuroscience. New research brings into question long-held assumptions in cognitive neuroscience.
Semantic Predictions and the Waves of Speech How does the brain recruit acoustic information to aid the generation of linguistic predictions? How does the brain recruit acoustic information to aid the generation of linguistic predictions?
Psychic Life and the Power of Words We are increasingly allowing words to substitute material reality—but do words even have the power to describe the real world adequately? We are increasingly allowing words to substitute material reality—but do words even have the power to describe the real world adequately?
Listening to Speech Across the Lifespan Recent research examines how the brain processes speech across different age groups. Recent research examines how the brain processes speech across different age groups.