The function of language in high-order goal-directed human cognition is an important topic at the centre of current debates. Experimental evidence shows that inner speech, representing a self-directed ...

These are individual scans of two healthy controls and two individuals with a left-hemisphere (LH) perinatal stroke. The orange/yellow activation shows the normal language areas of the left hemisphere ...

Historically, eloquent functions have been viewed as localized to focal areas of human cerebral cortex, while more recent studies suggest they are encoded by distributed networks. We examined the ...

We all take language for granted, yet we rely upon it throughout our lives in order to perform a range of functions. Imagine how you would accomplish all the things you might do, even in a single day, ...

(Based on a speech delivered at the BCIS Language Awards Ceremony 2023) The Bandaranaike Center for International Studies (BCIS) has been offering language-teaching programmes alongside its ...

In a study designed to differentiate why some stroke patients recover from aphasia and others do not, investigators have found that a compensatory reorganization of language function to right ...

The brain is key to our existence, but there’s a long way to go before neuroscience can truly capture its staggering capacity. For now, though, our Brain Control series explores what we do know about ...

A young child's ability to regulate behavior—a component of executive functioning, the cognitive processes that help with planning, focus, and self-control—is related to how they process and acquire ...