Neurolinguistic priming reveals contrasting gender biases in Republicans and Democrats

Republicans judged women’s authority violations more harshly than men’s, while Democrats judged men’s violations more harshly than women’s. These biases diminished when gender information appeared later in sentences, highlighting the influence of framing on moral judgments.

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here's how your brain stores and retrieves words

Most people can draw from tens of thousands of words in their memory within milliseconds. Studying this process can improve language disorder treatment and appreciation of the gift of communication.

The MIT Press announces the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science, a paradigm shift in open access reference works

The Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science will equip readers with essential tools to grapple with the profound implications of cognition and intelligence in today's society.

Language evolution and complexity considerations: The no half-Merge fallacy

This Essay argues that the evolution of language cannot be as simple as prominent linguists Berwick and Chomsky have recently proposed, showing that the jump from the atomicity of Merge to a single-mutation scenario is not valid, and therefore cannot be used as justification for theory of language evolution along those lines.

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Complex languages might shape bilingual brains differently

Researchers studied brain activity in two bilingual groups: those who learned English and Chinese and those who learned English and French.

How our brains cope with speaking more than one language

Speaking a second or even a third language can bring obvious advantages, but occasionally the words, grammar and even accents can get mixed up.

Your native tongue holds a special place in your brain, even if you speak 10 languages

Neuroimaging reveals how polyglots’ brains respond to both familiar and unfamiliar languages