Mental disorders are among the leading causes of disability worldwide, with severe consequences for individuals, their ...

A 5-year-old wearing headphones is instructed by a prerecorded voice to repeat what they hear word for word. Such a test, called sentence recall, measures auditory processing, memory and language ...

Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects around two children in each class. It hinders their acquisition and use of language, even if they do not have other auditory, intellectual or neurological ...

It is estimated that 15 percent of the U.S. population has some kind of learning disability. Often symptoms show up early and are picked up by a parent or physician. However there can be issues that ...

Neuroscientists have created interactive maps that can predict where different categories of words activate the brain. Their latest map is focused on what happens in the brain when you read stories.