Washington, DC — Nerve fibers that link perception and motor regions of the brain are disconnected in tone-deaf people, according to new research in the August 19 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.

3D-printed reconstruction of the arcuate fasciculus The brain is composed of two types of matter: grey and white. The grey matter contains cell bodies, and is responsible for processing information.

A test that shows how good or bad we are at perceiving the rhythm of language can predict the ability to acquire language. The test results may also help us understand individual differences in brain ...

When adults have strokes affecting a structure called the arcuate fasciculus in the left hemisphere of the brain, they usually lose their language abilities and regain them with difficulty, if at all.

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

A small study reports that, among children who had left-hemisphere damage as newborns, the complementary region of the right hemisphere appears to compensate and protect language development. From ...

A cap with electrodes is used to catalogue brain activity during various language tests. The image is from a research project that tests synchronization activity in pre-school children. Our brain is a ...