Maintaining good rhythm isn't limited to the musically inclined. In fact, a new study suggests such cadence may help stroke patients learn to speak again. After sustaining a head injury or stroke, ...

Speech rhythm, a key attribute of natural languages that directly influences the effectiveness and efficiency of communication, is often compromised in people with neurodegenerative diseases such as ...

Researchers have carried out research into the drummed speech system of the Bora people of the Northwest Amazon. They found the Boras not only reproduce the melody of words and sentences in this ...

LAWRENCE – Speech rhythm, a key attribute of natural languages that directly influences the effectiveness and efficiency of communication, is often compromised in people with neurodegenerative ...

One of the most promising theories for the evolution of human speech has finally received support from chimpanzee communication, in a study conducted by a group of researchers led by the University of ...

The cortical mechanisms governing speech are not well understood because it is extremely challenging to measure the activity of the brain in action, that is, during speech production. Researchers in ...

Chrystal Hayn, Diana Constantin Skinner and Daniel Skinner are in Hyderabad on behalf of “London Eurythmy” for a workshop at Prerana Waldorf School that aims to bring harmonious rhythm and speech to ...

The human voice can produce rich and varied acoustic signals to transmit information. Normally, this transmission only has a reach of about 200 metres. The Boras, an indigenous group of about 1,500 ...