A new brain decoding method called mind captioning can generate accurate text descriptions of what a person is seeing or ...

In an early step toward letting severely paralyzed people speak with their thoughts, researchers translated brain signals into words using two grids of 16 microelectrodes implanted beneath the skull ...

(CBS) Scientists say they've used a computer program to decode a person's brain waves and reconstruct the words a person hears. They think this technology could one day be used to eavesdrop on a ...

The word “recondite” means something difficult or impossible for someone with ordinary knowledge to understand. It is an adjective that describes something complex. It can also mean dealing with ...

The architecture and processes underlying visual word recognition represent some of the most intricate systems in human cognition. The seemingly simple act of reading a word involves not only a ...

If attempting to communicate with your child leaves you scratching your head and feeling ancient, we've got you.

Your choice of words might seem random, but linguists and psychologists have discovered that certain verbal patterns betray ...

Corrected: A previous version of this essay misstated the title of the author’s co-authored book. It is called Build Reading Fluency (Shell Education Publishing, 2023). The first post-pandemic ...