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University of Iowa researchers have learned that how efficiently people recognize spoken words depends as much on the mind’s working as on hearing. In a new study, the researchers examined how well adults across the life span process spoken language.
Language is the most important tool for human communication and essential for life in our society. "Despite a great deal of neuroscientific research on the representation of language, little is known about the organization of language in the human brain.
<p>A new study has provided the first clear picture of where language processes are located in the brain. The findings may be useful in clinical trials involving language recovery after brain injury. Dr Sabrina Turker, Dr Philipp Kuhnke and Professor Gesa Hartwigsen from the Wilhelm Wundt Institute of Psychology at Leipzig University and the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences conducted the meta-analysis in collaboration with researchers from Forschungszentrum Jülich. They have published their findings in the prestigious journal <em>Psychological Bu...
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The award is named for the former Texas A&M economics professor who served in the U.S. Senate for 17 years.