What happens during laughter? It has to do with breathing, as neuroscientist Sophie Scott explains, as well as emotions, and the voice.

How the mind turns language into meaning. The voice of linguist Steven Pinker in a wonderfully animated clip from a longer lecture.

The Watson Jeopardy project and how it learned to answer trivia puzzles.

Steven Pinker on how language reflects what we think.

Analogy as a basis of thought.

How the brain develops and stays functional.

Easy to understand expertise on neuroscience.

How Do We Communicate? Language in the Brain, Mouth and the Hands: the basics of language, part of a Creative Commons open learning course in psychology from Yale.

title Temporal Dynamics Underlying the Development of Language and Literacy
description Neurobiology of language and language impairment in children.
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featuring Gary Cottrell, Paula Tallal
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Art and science converge as David Byrne and Daniel Levitin talk about music and cognition in a SEED Salon.