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Study reveals brain region that plays vital role in making sure people say words as intended

A region crossing the folded surface of the top of the brain, called the dorsal precentral gyrus, plays an essential role in how people use the sound of their voices to control how they want the words to sound, a new study shows.

3 Feb 2022

New system can capture information in speech signals similar to how humans perceive speech

Speech is more than just a form of communication. A person's voice conveys emotions and personality and is a unique trait we can recognize.

3 Feb 2022

UCLA researchers develop first human genomic transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease

Researchers at the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have developed a new mouse model of Huntington's disease that recapitulates more Huntington's disease-like characteristics than earlier models.

2 Feb 2022

£560 million funding will give young people access to more activities

Young people in England will be given access to more activities, trips away from home and volunteering opportunities as part of a new National Youth Guarantee backed by a £560 million investment, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced today (1 February).

1 Feb 2022

Improving prognosis conversations with stroke survivors and their loved ones

Conversations with stroke survivors and their loved ones about possible lasting impairment can be traumatic, but there's also potential for them to be therapeutic, according to research from The University of Queensland.

31 Jan 2022

New model can localize sounds in the real world

The human brain is finely tuned not only to recognize particular sounds, but also to determine which direction they came from. By comparing differences in sounds that reach the right and left ear, the brain can estimate the location of a barking dog, wailing fire engine, or approaching car.

28 Jan 2022

UK's LEND program helps provide effective care for children with developmental disabilities

Here in Kentucky and across the nation, there is an increased need for a qualified workforce to better serve the growing population of children with developmental disabilities including autism spectrum disorder.

27 Jan 2022

Low-cost test could open new avenues for earlier diagnosis, treatment of rare genetic disorders

A newly developed test to screen for three rare genetic disorders simultaneously in newborns was feasible, reliable and scalable, according to a new study.

24 Jan 2022

Staff preconceptions about minoritized groups linked to variability in advanced dementia care

A new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine found several factors – including staff assumptions about minoritized groups – may play a role in the variability in the quality of care provided to U.S. nursing home residents with advanced dementia.

24 Jan 2022

WashU part of major study aimed at identifying causes, effects of schizophrenia in young people

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is part of a major international study aimed at identifying causes and effects of the early stages of schizophrenia in young people, with the goal of improving early diagnosis and treatment.

24 Jan 2022

Africa’s shortfall in neurologists needs to be addressed to help people with brain disorders

A critical shortfall in neurologists in Africa must be addressed in order to meet the health needs of patients with disorders that affect the brain, nerve and spinal cord, a study says.

22 Jan 2022

Patient, beware: Some states still pushing ineffective covid antibody treatments

As the omicron variant completes its sweep across the U.S., states with scarce supplies of monoclonal antibody therapies continue to use two treatments that federal health officials warn no longer work against the highly contagious version of the virus that causes covid-19.

21 Jan 2022

Speech News and Research

Study reveals brain region that plays vital role in making sure people say words as intended

New system can capture information in speech signals similar to how humans perceive speech

UCLA researchers develop first human genomic transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease

£560 million funding will give young people access to more activities

Improving prognosis conversations with stroke survivors and their loved ones

New model can localize sounds in the real world

UK's LEND program helps provide effective care for children with developmental disabilities

Low-cost test could open new avenues for earlier diagnosis, treatment of rare genetic disorders

Staff preconceptions about minoritized groups linked to variability in advanced dementia care

WashU part of major study aimed at identifying causes, effects of schizophrenia in young people

Africa’s shortfall in neurologists needs to be addressed to help people with brain disorders

Patient, beware: Some states still pushing ineffective covid antibody treatments

Scientists reveal toxic astrocyte changes in ALS

Buffy Wicks turns her health history into legislation

5-SENSE score can predict if patients with epilepsy will benefit from a more invasive workup

Study: Face masks reduce the distance airborne pathogens could travel by more than half

Decoding imagined language to treat people suffering from aphasia

Social distancing surveillance: how robots will keep you in line

Small cluster of neurons in the brain stem found to coordinate vocalization with breathing

Dog brains can detect speech and show different activity patterns to many languages

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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