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Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. According to neuroscientists from Georgetown University Medical Centre, the brain's auditory lexicon, or catalogue of verbal language, is located in the front of the primary auditory cortex, not the rear - a discovery that challenges a century-long understanding of this part of the brain. The new knowledge is significant because it may have an influence on healing and rehabilitation following brain damage such as a stroke. Science News | Study Discovers How Brain Processes, Stores Words That We Hear.

Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center, in collaboration with George Washington University, leveraged their understanding of auditory speech processing in the brain to enable volunteers to perceive speech through the sense of touch. This may aid in the design of novel sensory substitution devices -- swapping sound for touch, for example -- for hearing-impaired people. The findings appear in the Journal of Neuroscience on May 17, 2023.