Two new studies published in the journals Neuron00792-5) and Naturereveal how the human brain transforms a continuous stream ...

We recognize words as pictures As your eyes scan these words, your brain seems to derive their meaning instantaneously. How are we able to recognize and interpret marks on a page so rapidly? A small ...

Teaching a child to read is all about "decoding," a fundamental skill in which readers sound out unfamiliar words. While it may seem like a fancy educational term – and some parents will hear it a ...

Researchers are a bit closer to understanding one of the brain's greatest accomplishments: making sense out of spoken language. An area of the brain that interprets speech contains cells that respond ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. We’ve all heard apologies that ring hollow and others that sound genuine, but what makes the difference? New research ...