A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may ...

The more closely scientists listen to the brain during conversation, the more its activity patterns resemble the statistical machinery inside modern artificial intelligence. Instead of following only ...

Human brains can turn a single messy experience into a lasting skill, while even the most advanced artificial intelligence ...

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

The science is clear: rich language exposure sets the foundation for success in school and life, including health. Early healthy brain development fuels Talk With Me Baby (TWMB), a groundbreaking ...

Yale’s commitment to language learning is reflected in the distributional requirements — students must gain proficiency in a second language to graduate. Language significantly shapes our thought ...

The songbird is among the classical species studied as a model for understanding the neurobiology of language. It uses song and vocalization to communicate information for its survival. The songbird’s ...

Aging may come with its fair share of physical changes, but your brain doesn’t stop evolving just because you’ve hit 40. In fact, learning a new skill in your 40s or later can do more than just pass ...

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