The human brain processes spoken language in a step-by-step sequence that closely matches how large language models transform text.

Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to just their ...

The idea of “reading minds” has shifted from science fiction to a concrete engineering challenge, and the latest ...

Scientists can finally hear the brain’s quietest messages—unlocking the hidden code behind how neurons think, decide, and ...

Neuroscientists from MIT have found that reading computer code does not activate the areas in the brain used to process language. Instead, they found that it activates general-purpose neural networks ...

Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a language network in the human brain — and has found some similarities to ...

The left half of the brain is generally in charge of spoken and written language in most people Spoken and written language are two of the major ways humans communicate with each other. In addition, ...

Language is more strongly controlled by the left half of the brain, while other functions are more strongly controlled by the ...

Speaking a language with different words for different color shades allows the brain to perceive those shades quicker than using a language with only one word for that color, according to new research ...

It’s well established that children have an easier time learning second languages. In recent years, scientists have studied ...

The more closely scientists listen to the brain during conversation, the more its activity patterns resemble the statistical ...