Effective communication lies at the heart of human connection. It helps us collaborate with each other, solve problems and ...

Working in the APEX Lab , led by cognitive psychologist Howard C. Nusbaum, Chinnappa is trying to decode what words and themes make religious sermons compelling to listeners. He analyzes subjective ...

Why a right-leaning news organization stopped looking for evidence of dementia in well-known politicians after they ...

Parents often worry about their child's speech development. Experts clarify normal milestones, noting red flags like no babbling by nine months or two ...

This post is Part 2 of a series. Read Part 1 here. Although speech and language ability is relatively new in our evolutionary history—our ape cousins can’t speak—it may be built on a foundation that ...

Expressive aphasia — which includes Broca’s aphasia — is when a person understands speech but has difficulty speaking fluently. Some people can say short phrases but leave out small words such as “the ...

One of the joys of parenthood is watching your child reach milestones as they grow to become their own person: first laugh, first roll over, first steps. But one milestone parents really look forward ...

Aphasia and dysarthria both occur due to damage in the brain, but while aphasia causes difficulty in expressing and understanding speech, dysarthria causes difficulty controlling muscles necessary for ...