Some of the most complex cognitive functions are possible because different sides of your brain control them. Chief among them is speech perception, the ability to interpret language. In people, the ...

Parents and early educators play an active role in fostering a child's healthy brain development through responsive ...

A study in newborn chicks provides evidence that brain lateralisation, where the left and right hemispheres are functionally different, is required for the development of directional number mapping.

Hysell V Oviedo receives funding from NIH. Your brain breaks apart fleeting streams of acoustic information into parallel channels – linguistic, emotional and musical – and acts as a biological ...