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Music and speech are among the most frequent types of sounds we hear. But how do we identify what we think are differences between the two? An international team of researchers mapped out this process through a series of experiments -- yielding insights that offer a potential means to optimize therapeutic programs that use music to regain the ability to speak in addressing aphasia.

Students who exhibit "brain-to-brain synchrony" with their classmates and teachers are more likely to learn effectively. 

Hear the six types of human screams and find out what researchers have learned about our most primal communication method.

Hear the six types of human screams (with audio!). Find out what researchers have learned about our most primal communication method.

Scientists have found a cluster of rhythmic brain cells in newborn mice that may explain why spoken languages around the world share a common tempo.