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Same Parts of the Brain Control Processing of Dozens of Languages

While much is known about how the brains of English speakers process language, research has neglected people who speak other languages. The Scientist spoke with one of the authors of a study that seeks to change that.

Same Parts of the Brain Control Processing of Dozens of Languages

Same Parts of the Brain Control Processing of Dozens of Languages

While much is known about how the brains of English speakers process language, research has neglected people who speak other languages. The Scientist spoke with one of the authors of a study that seeks to change that.

While much is known about how the brains of English speakers process language, research has neglected people who speak other languages. The Scientist spoke with one of the authors of a study that seeks to change that.

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Missing Brain Hemisphere Tied to Fortified Neural Networks

Kerry Grens | Nov 20, 2019 | 2 min read

A small study finds that patients who had half their brains removed to treat epilepsy have stronger neural networks than controls, perhaps explaining how they can retain language and cognition skills.

The Wada Test, 1948

Phil Jaekl | Nov 1, 2017 | 2 min read

A decades-old neurological procedure developed under unique and difficult conditions in postwar Japan remains critical to the treatment of epilepsy.

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