Neuroscientists find the internal workings of next-word prediction models resemble those of language-processing centers in the brain. In the past few years, artificial intelligence models…
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Baby seals can change their tone of voice. Credit: John O’ Connor Hoover the seal was initially kept in a family home and could imitate…
Dogs extract words from continuous speech using similar computations and brain regions as humans do, a new study combining EEG and fMRI by researchers from…
Representative image of a branching tree. The diversity of human languages can be likened to branches on a tree. If you’re reading this in English,…
This graphic illustrates the vowel space area from a single talker. Each peak corresponds to different vowel nuclei, and as speech increases in clarity, on…
Mother-pup pair of the neotropical bat species Saccopteryx bilineata in the day-roost. The Pup is attached to the mothers´ belly. Credit: Michael Stifter More than…
Math and language processed by separate networks even if heard together. Separate math and language networks segregate naturally when listeners pay attention to one type…
The Ifesowapo dùndún ensemble performing in Igbo Ora, southwest Nigeria. Credit: Dr. Cecilia Durojaye Analysis demonstrates the value of studying non-western cultures to bring important…
Small children learn language at a pace far faster than teenagers or adults. One explanation for this learning advantage comes not from differences between children…
African fish called mormyrids communicate using pulses of electricity. Credit: Tsunehiko Kohashi American writer and humorist Mark Twain, a master of language and noted lecturer,…
Pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor). Credit: Photograph by Tainara Sobroza New study finds one species will adopt another species’ calls in shared territory. New research has…
The first in-depth look at the human ability to decode the range of emotions tied to the acoustic cues of screams. People are adept at…
Human screams signal more than fear and are more acoustically diverse than previously thought, according to a study published today (April 13th, 2021) in the…
When people pause before replying to a question, even for just a few seconds, their answers are perceived to be less sincere and credible than…
Marmoset monkeys are not only passive observers of third-party interactions, but that they also interpret them. Credit: Judith M. Burkart, UZH Humans continuously observe and…
In October 2018, a work of art by Edmond de Belamie, which was created with the help of an intelligent algorithm, was auctioned for 432,500…
A full-brain analysis revealed a significant effect for modal force, eliciting stronger activity for the factual condition over the modal conditions. Credit: Tulling et al.,…
An infant wears the LENA audio recording device in a pocket on the front of a special vest. Credit: Dr. Kathryn L. Humphreys Taking turns…
Chimpanzee Angie, who was studied at the National Center for Chimpanzee Care in Texas. Credit: University of Warwick Language is one of the most powerful…
In developing a system to help decipher lost languages, MIT researchers studied the language of Ugaritic, which is related to Hebrew and has previously been…