Workflow automation software company ServiceNow Inc. today made another acquisition, buying a startup called FriendlyData Inc. that has built a natural language interface for querying databases.

Acquiring literacy (i.e., the ability to read with comprehension) involves language and phonological processing skills and can be challenging for deaf children. Deficits in phonological processing, ...

Language has traditionally been considered a complex skill which mobilises brain networks specifically dedicated to linguistic processing. But in recent years, neuroscience research has returned to ...

Psycholinguists from the Center for Language and Brain found that phonological processing skills continue to influence text reading fluency in 15-to-18-year-old adolescents. This finding argues the ...

We all know that reading is good for children and for adults, and that we should all be reading more often. One of the most obvious benefits of reading is that it helps improve language skills. A ...

Newborns respond more to human speech than other sounds, and functional connectivity patterns in infants and toddlers have been linked to later cognitive abilities. However, less is known about how ...