News Feature Channel: Speech & Language

ETRI, Successful Development of an AI-Based Dementia Prediction Technology

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:00:30 EST

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) is conducting research on the development of an AI technology that can evaluate and predict brain function degeneration and brain-related diseases such as mild cognitive impairment, dementia, etc., by analyzing the speech utterances of the elderly that can be obtained through their daily conversations.

Chula Launches "Phipitbharat 2024" Teacher Training Program and MOU Signing Ceremony to Promote Hindi Language Instruction

Chulalongkorn University — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:55:50 EST

Chulalongkorn University, through its Institute of Asian Studies, Indian Studies Center, and the Faculty of Arts, hosted the "Phipitbharat 2024" teacher training program to enhance knowledge of both traditional and modern India.

What is a Wada Test? CHLA's Dr. Sucheta Joshi Tells Parents What to Expect

Children's Hospital Los Angeles — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:15:12 EST

For children who are undergoing evaluation for surgery to treat epilepsy at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, the Wada test, also known as the intracarotid amobarbital procedure, can be an important step in the process. During this test, doctors put certain areas of the brain to sleep to help pinpoint which areas correspond to the patient's language and memory.

Complex Sound Patterns Are Recognized by Newborn Brains

University of Vienna — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:05:45 EST

A team of researchers, including psycholinguist Jutta Mueller from the University of Vienna, has discovered that newborns are capable of learning complex sound sequences that follow language-like rules. This groundbreaking study provides long-sought evidence that the ability to perceive dependencies between non-adjacent acoustic signals is innate.

Speech Accessibility Project expands to Canada

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:55:22 EST

The Speech Accessibility Project is now recruiting Canadian adults with Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Down syndrome and those who have had a stroke.

MichaeL Boissonneault: Predicting Social Dynamics

Universite de Montreal — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:00:50 EST

An expert on aging, disappearing languages and migration - and a self-taught polyglot, too - the academic has joined UdeM's Department of Demography as a professor.

EMERGE Study to Explore Language Trajectories of Low-Income, Ethnically Diverse Children with Autism

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:05:05 EST

Researchers at UCLA Health and the University of North Carolina Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) will co-lead a unique project to assess behavioral and neurological markers of language development in low-income children within their family settings, gathering valuable information that could lead to earlier, more targeted interventions for a population that has been largely underrepresented in autism research.

Automatic Speech Recognition Learned to Understand People with Parkinson's Disease -- by Listening to Them

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:05:03 EST

Listening to people with Parkinson's disease made an automatic speech recognizer 30% more accurate, according to initial findings from the Speech Accessibility Project. Speech recordings used in the study are freely available to organizations looking to improve their voice recognition devices.

'Axial Load Bearings', 'Ball Screws', and 'Tensile Strength': How VR can help learn the language of engineering

University of South Australia — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:30:24 EST

Using immersive virtual reality (i-VR) - a technology where, through use of a headset and controllers, a user can navigate myriad virtual environments - researchers at the University of South Australia have created engineering-specific scenarios where students can practice their engineering skills, using language that is specific to the job.

This is your brain on bilingualism

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:05:34 EST

Virginia Representative, Jennifer Wexton, Finds Her Voice One Year After Being Diagnosed with Rare Brain Disorder Affecting Her Speech

Hackensack Meridian Health — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:05:46 EST

Public speaking may be one of the most crucial skills for politicians, playing a vital role in their ability to connect with voters and colleagues. But after being diagnosed with a rare brain disorder a year ago, Virginia Representative, Jennifer Wexton, literally lost her voice.

New brain-computer interface allows man with ALS to 'speak' again

UC Davis Health — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:05:24 EST

A brain-computer interface developed by UC Davis Health accurately translates brain signals into speech. The device implanted in the brain of a man with ALS is the most accurate system of its kind.

Michigan State University experts discuss back to school issues

Michigan State University — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:05:42 EST

Florida State Faculty to Share Insights for 2024 Back-To-School Virtual Media Briefing

Florida State University — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:05:07 EST

For media seeking commentary for back-to-school stories and other education coverage, FSU faculty will participate in a virtual media briefing Aug. 6. Faculty with expertise in literacy and language development, school psychology and counseling, autism and intellectual disability, and mathematics education will be available to answer questions.

"Holiday" or "vacation": Similar language leads to more cooperation

University of Vienna — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 06:00:18 EST

"Holiday" or "vacation", "to start" or "to begin", "my friend's cat" or "the cat of my friend" - in our language, there are different ways of expressing the same things and concepts. But can the choice of a particular variant determine whether we prefer to cooperate with certain people rather than with others?

MSU researchers use VR to understand stuttering in children

Michigan State University — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:05:00 EST

Researchers in Michigan State University's Developmental Speech Lab have codeveloped virtual reality, or VR, simulations to understand how stuttering develops in young children with the goal of improving diagnostic and treatment approaches for children who stutter.

Speech Accessibility Project's three newest partners are dedicated to people with cerebral palsy

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:05:03 EST

The Speech Accessibility Project is partnering with several organizations who serve people with cerebral palsy as it recruits more participants for its speech recognition technology work. They include ADAPT Community Network, the Cerebral Palsy Foundation and CP Unlimited.

Experts available: SCOTUS Decisions on 3 Social Media Cases

Scholars Strategy Network — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:05:33 EST

Accessibility issues in cancer care

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:05:49 EST

Research identifies issues with booking new appointments at clinics for cancer treatment

People are less likely to recommend someone who stutters if they believe the job requires strong communication skills

Binghamton University, State University of New York — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:05:17 EST

New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York reveals that people are less likely to recommend someone who stutters for a job if they believe the job requires strong communication skills.