Effective verbal communication depends on one’s ability to retrieve and select the appropriate words to convey an intended meaning. For many, this process is instinctive, but for someone who has ...

Language is classically considered to be a function of the left side of the brain. Now an interference technique, transcranial magnetic stimulation, in healthy subjects shows that the right-side ...

A small stimulator placed in the outer ear can activate the vagus nerve using unnoticeable electrical pulses to stimulate one of the nerve’s nearby branches. New research by neuroscientists at the ...

We all know that you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but what about an old human a new language? Previous research suggests that it's much easier for young children to pick up a new language than ...

You’ve probably heard of language translation earbuds that are capable of translating spoken words into a language of your choice in real time. But what if someone created a pair of earbuds that went ...

Zapping your brain smart sounds either like a “don’t try at home” science experiment or something that Generation Alpha will regularly do before their trigonometry final. But for years, scientists ...

The human brain, just like whatever you’re reading this on, uses electricity to function. Neurons are constantly sending and receiving electrical signals. Everyone’s brain works a bit differently, and ...

Non-surgical brain stimulation should be considered as alternative or add-on treatments for adults with severe forms of depression, suggests a new study. Non-surgical brain stimulation should be ...