Neurolinguistics

The Brain’s Recycled Parts: Linguistic Exaptation

Ever wonder how humans developed the incredible power of language? The answer may not be a special "language organ", but…

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The Brain’s Language Switch: Broca’s vs. Wernicke’s Area

Meet the two superstars of your brain's language network: Broca's area and Wernicke's area. One acts as the architect, building…

4 months ago

The Voice Inside: Your Inner Monologue

What is that voice you "hear" when you think? This post explores the inner monologue, a private narrative rooted in…

4 months ago

The Voice in Your Head: Why You “Hear” Words You Read

Ever wonder about the little voice that reads along with you in your head? This phenomenon, known as subvocalization, is…

4 months ago

Bilingual Aphasia: The Lost Language Puzzle

What happens when a bilingual person suffers brain damage and loses one of their languages, but not the other? This…

4 months ago

Reading the Mind of a Coma Patient

What if a patient in a coma could hear and understand you, trapped inside a body that won't respond? Groundbreaking…

4 months ago

The Word on the Tip of Your Tongue

We all know the maddening feeling of a word stuck on the tip of our tongue. This universal frustration isn't…

4 months ago

The Science of First Language Attrition

We celebrate learning new languages, but what about the one we learned first? First language attrition is the fascinating, and…

4 months ago

How the Deaf See Music

Music is often considered an auditory experience, but for the Deaf community, it's a world felt through powerful vibrations and…

4 months ago

How Your Brain Reads This Sentence

The seemingly simple act of reading this sentence is a neurological miracle, a high-speed dance between your eyes and your…

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