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"Language Community Shapes Babies' Predictive Abilities"

Originally Published 1 year ago — by Neuroscience News

A study conducted at UPF found that six-month-old infants can predict the actions of individuals who speak their mother tongue, but not of those speaking a foreign language, indicating a bias in predictive and learning behavior. The research suggests that the brain’s predictive capabilities and learning preferences are shaped early in life by social factors such as language, influencing how infants interpret, imitate, and learn from their environment. The study observed distinct brain activity and attention focus in infants when exposed to native versus foreign language speakers, highlighting the impact of linguistic bias on children’s learning processes and social categorization.

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"Uncovering the Brain's Response to Electronic Music: Insights from Neuroscience Research"

Originally Published 1 year ago — by PsyPost

A new study from UC San Francisco has revealed that the brain processes music by discerning pitch, pitch changes, and predicting the sequence of upcoming notes through distinct sets of neurons. The research utilized high-density electrocorticography to directly record brain activity in participants exposed to musical phrases and spoken English sentences, uncovering specialized neural populations within the auditory cortex for different components of musical perception. While some aspects of music processing share mechanisms with speech, the study found that the prediction of note sequences is uniquely attuned to music, shedding light on the brain's auditory processing capabilities and opening avenues for further exploration.

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