Babies who engage in musical play may have an easier time picking up language skills, suggests a new study that is the first in young babies to examine differences in brain regions involved in detecting sound patterns.

Marketers and brand managers responsible for naming new products should be interested to learn that people associate certain sounds with nearness and others with distance, say researchers from the University of Toronto, whose new study adds to the body of knowledge about symbolic sound.

This tiny device fits inside the ear and promises to translate for two people in real time. "The Pilot" is a wearable device for two people that translates in real time as they speak, right into each person's ear.

An upcoming and new study shows where language happens in your brain. Scientists have used brain scanning methods to create a virtual "map" showing where words are encoded in our brains.