Finding meaning in ‘Rick and Morty,’ one burp at a time
Acoustic analysis of belching during speech showcases the cartoon's rich array of nonword soundsCredit: Jessica Moore SAN DIEGO, December 5, ...
Tag: Hearing/Speech
ASA, CDC plan revamp of sound-related Wikipedia pages for International Year of Sound 2020
Acoustical Society of America, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health push to improve online resources for sound, acoustics and ...
Purdue speech-language entrepreneur elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors
Credit: Jessica Huber/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Jessica Huber, a professor in Purdue University's Department of Speech, Language, and ...
Why only some post-stroke survivors can ‘copy what I say’
Certain brain regions must be intact in stroke survivors with aphasia if they are to copy what another speaker says, ...
Not so quiet, please
UC Riverside mouse study finds early exposure to sounds can address hypersensitivity to noise associated with Fragile X SyndromeCredit: L. ...
Lab develops novel approach to study sound recognition in acoustically orienting animals
The St. Olaf College team's findings on song recognition in the fly Ormia ochracea are part of special on 'How ...
Frog in your throat? Stress might be to blame for vocal issues
MU researcher studies relationship between stress and voice disorders such as muscle tension dysphoniaCredit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - ...
Artificial throat could someday help mute people ‘speak’
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2019, 10.1021/acsnano.9b03218 Most people take speech for granted, but it's actually a complex process that ...
Study finds maternal race not a factor for children experiencing a ‘language gap’
In a first of its kind study, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Frank Porter Graham ...
Wearing hearing aid may help protect brain in later life
A new study has concluded that people who wear a hearing aid for age-related hearing problems maintain better brain function ...
Saving Beethoven
Optimized gene-editing tool prevents hearing loss in mice with hereditary deafness without detectable off-target effects Scientists at Harvard Medical School ...
Study finds dramatic differences in tests assessing preschoolers’ language skills
Researcher examines language outcomes of children born preterm and full-term using different testsCredit: Caitlin M. Imgrund, Ph.D. About 1 in ...
Music develops the spoken language of the hearing-impaired
Finnish researchers have compiled guidelines for international use for utilizing music to support the development of spoken language Finnish researchers ...
Scientists closer to unraveling mechanisms of speech processing in the brain
The discovery could aid understanding of neurodevelopmental communication disordersCredit: H. Lebreault NEW YORK, June 25, 2019 - In the 1860s, ...