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How the Brain Converts Speech Pitch to Meaning
Summary: A new study reveals that Heschl’s gyrus, once thought to only process sound, actually plays a crucial role in interpreting speech melody, or prosody. Researchers tracked brain activity in epilepsy patients with implanted electrodes and found that this region encodes pitch accents as meaningful linguistic signals, separate from word
Study Challenges on Language Learning: Multilingualism Starts First
Summary: A new study of 121 infants in Accra, Ghana, reveals that babies regularly hear between two and six languages from multiple caregivers. Unlike the Western model of learning one language from a primary caregiver, these children acquire language through a dynamic social environment.Local languages like Akan, Ga, and Ewe
Short-Term Bad Food Diet Lowers Insulin Sensitivity in the Brain
Summary: A new study reveals that consuming high-calorie, highly processed foods for just five days can reduce the brain’s sensitivity to insulin, a key factor in obesity and type 2 diabetes. Researchers found that even in healthy individuals, short-term unhealthy eating altered brain function, mimicking effects seen in people with
Better view is accompanied by more repent and self-blame.
Summary: A new study reveals that people feel more culpable when they follow bad advice than when they make poor decisions independently. Researchers found that going against one’s better judgment increases thoughts of missed opportunities, amplifying feelings of control and regret.Surprisingly, rather than blaming the adviser, participants blamed themselves more
New Technology Gives You a Style of Digital Food
Summary: Scientists have developed e-Taste, a novel technology that digitally replicates taste in virtual environments. Using chemical sensors and wireless dispensers, the system captures and transmits taste data remotely, enabling users to experience sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami flavors.In tests, participants distinguished different taste intensities with 70% accuracy, and
Research Rewrites Striatum’s Role in Action and Move
Summary: A new study challenges the long-held belief that the striatum is responsible for selecting actions. Researchers found that instead of making decisions, the striatum and motor cortex work together to specify movement details, such as how to reach for an object.Using a novel “reach-to-pull” system, they recorded neural activity
