2016 Grantee News Items

The dyslexia paradox: Differences in how the brain adapts to sights and sounds could be at the root of reading disorder
Boston University (12/21/2016)
Pop-outs: How the brain extracts meaning from noise
University of California Berkeley (12/20/2016)
Cutting through the clamor: How the brain helps us understand spoken words in noisy settings
University of California San Francisco (12/19/2016)
Research unlocks clues to language-based learning in children
University of Missouri (12/12/2016)
Researchers’ discovery of new verbal working memory architecture has implications for artificial intelligence
New York University (12/12/2016)
Rhythm of breathing affects memory and fear: Breathing is not just for oxygen; it's now linked to brain function and behavior
Northwestern Medicine via EurekAlert! (12/06/2016)
Volunteers use new technology to donate voices to those with speech disorders
Washington Post (12/05/2016)
Vestibular function declines starting at age 40
Massachusetts Eye and Ear (11/28/2016)
From Lenexa to Harvard, how ‘Little Eddie’ is helping the deaf to hear
Kansas City Star (11/05/2016)
Overcoming language loss long after a stroke
Medical Xpress (11/02/2016)
What’s that? Exercise is also good for hearing?
University of Florida (11/02/2016)
Scientists battling deafness uncover new clues inside inner ears of chickens
Stanford Medicine (10/31/2016)
Making sense of the senses: ‘Context’ matters when the brain interprets sounds
New York University Langone Medical Center (10/31/2016)
The brain wiring behind a frustrating speech disorder: Neurologists are searching for new ways to crack the riddle of spasmodic dysphonia
Wall Street Journal (10/31/2016)
Helping dementia patients recall grandchildren's names: New telemedicine program offers specialized speech therapy for language problems
Northwestern University (10/24/2016)