Macquarie University hearing researchers have discovered how our brains learn to listen, and how this can help us understand speech in noisy, echo-filled spaces. Building on earlier work that showed ...

JavaScript’s low bar to entry has resulted in one of the richest programming language ecosystems in the world. This month’s report celebrates the bounty, while also highlighting a recent example of ...

When a baby babbles and their parents respond, these back-and-forth exchanges are more than adorable-if-incoherent chatter—they help to build a baby's emerging language skills. But it turns out this ...

It’s a late-night debate in college dorms across the world: Is my red the same as your red? Two neuroscientists weigh in on this classic “Intro to Philosophy” puzzler in research published September 8 ...

As parents, we have had to (gently) force our kids to do some things that they are not always interested in doing. Boring things like eating vegetables, brushing their teeth, and reading are all ...

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Editor’s note: In this Future View, students discuss artificial intelligence. This column will appear every week. Next we’ll ask: “Studies show that as many as 45% of Gen Z adults in the U.S. choose ...

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When it comes to your current wellness routine, taking care of your brain probably isn’t as high up on the list as, say, your skin or core strength. But it should be. The good news is that the habits ...

Imagine a little girl who greets her parents “good morning” in Spanish during breakfast, argues with her siblings at lunchtime in English, and FaceTimes her grandmother in Mandarin just before going ...

University of Southern California psychologists report that first-time fathers show stronger brain activation to their own infant than to unfamiliar infants or their romantic partner, with links to ...

A new study examines the potential impact of healthy dietary fats on brain longevity. Findings imply that getting enough omega-3 fatty acids could protect women against Alzheimer’s disease. Below, ...