Short-term memories are thought to be formed deep within the brain in structures such as the hippocampus, but little is known ...

New research suggests the foundations for reading success begin in toddlerhood. Learn how talking, reading, and word play can ...

Scientists are learning how the brain extracts discrete words from a continuous stream of sounds.

Scientists have discovered that the brain’s sensory systems play a much larger role in speech learning than previously believed.

From lullabies to white noise, the sounds surrounding your baby can do more than soothe—they can support brain growth, language skills, and healthy sleep habits. New research shows that rhythmic and ...

Humans and other animals gradually learn what sounds or other sensory cues in their surroundings are meaningful or potentially threatening. Via a process known as habituation, they gradually learn to ...

A new study from UC San Francisco challenges the traditional view of how the brain strings sounds together to form words and orchestrates the movements to pronounce them. Speaking is one of the most ...

Our brain seamlessly integrates visual and auditory information to create a coherent, synchronized perception of our environment. This is accomplished despite large differences in how quickly visual ...

More than a century ago, Pavlov trained his dog to associate the sound of a bell with food. Ever since, scientists assumed the dog learned this through repetition: The more times the dog heard the ...