Speech therapy app uses biofeedback

A speech therapy app uses biofeedback. The approach could also be useful for gender-affirming care or teaching Mandarin.

Jade McClain-NYU • futurity
Feb. 28, 2023 ~9 min

App may improve communication for kids with disabilities

An app designed to boost communication skills of children with developmental disorders in South Africa could also help kids worldwide.

Anna Varela - Georgia State • futurity
Oct. 17, 2022 ~5 min


Tests use Dr. Seuss to probe speech perception

Researchers had participants listen to a speaker reading The Lorax to investigate how the brain is engaged during complex audiovisual speech perception.

Kelsie Smith-Hayduk - U. Rochester • futurity
Sept. 22, 2022 ~5 min

What is aphasia? Researchers explain

Experts on the language disorder aphasia explain symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments, and dispel some common myths.

Noelle Toumey Reetz-Georgia State • futurity
April 27, 2022 ~10 min

We mimic the accent we think we’ll hear

People imitate accent features they believe they'll hear, even before the person they're speaking to has said a word, research confirms.

Michele Berger-Penn • futurity
April 12, 2022 ~7 min

For some kids with autism, online treatment could beat in-person

When a program for kids with autism moved online due to COVID, its success came as a surprise. In some cases, online therapy worked better, researchers say.

Erin Digitale-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 9, 2022 ~8 min

Baby talk may prep infants to produce their own speech

Baby talk "seems to stimulate motor production of speech, not just the perception of speech. It's not just 'goo-goo ga-ga.'"

Alisson Clark-Florida • futurity
Dec. 13, 2021 ~4 min

Adults who stutter don’t do it if they think no one’s listening

A new study finds evidence for the "talk-alone-effect" in adults who stutter. When they're alone and think no one's listening, they don't stutter at all.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Oct. 7, 2021 ~5 min


Fine aerosols from talking and singing contain more viral particles

Fine aerosols generated from talking and singing contain more viral particles than coarse aerosols, research finds.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Aug. 23, 2021 ~8 min

Bird songs and human speech use similar patterns

New research finds that songbirds use patterns similar to those in human speech. Like humans, birds tend to use shorter pieces when making larger phrases.

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
June 23, 2021 ~5 min

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