Talking Animals: 5 Species That Can Mimic Human Speech

Medicine & Technology Jul 05, 2024

Speech sets humans apart from the rest of the animal kingdom, but there are also animals capable of imitating human speech. Read the article to learn more.

New Study Suggests That Language Started Forming 30 to 40 Million Years Ago

Oct 22, 2020

Language is illustrated as the passing of thoughts and ideas through intelligible sounds. Although its evolutionary origins were previously unknown, a new study suggests it started at least 30 to 40 million years ago - during the time of the common ancestor of men, monkeys, and apes.

Tolerating A Baby Playing A Smartphone Or An iPad Could Lead To Speech Delays

May 09, 2017

Latest studies revealed that tolerating a baby to play a smartphone or an iPad could lead to speech delays.

Scientists Locate Speech Forming Part of the Brain

May 20, 2015

Researchers have discovered the part of the brain that is sensitive to timing and plays an important role in human language.

New Research Isolates Speech Center in the Human Brain

May 19, 2015

In our quest to understand the complex inner workings of the human brain, researchers at New York University have brought us one step closer. They have pinpointed a region of the brain exclusively devoted to processing speech, which not only provides a better understanding of the cerebral landscape, but settles a long-standing dispute concerning the brain's perception of sound.