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| Title | Article: Italian Scientists Say Brain Activity Reveals Mother Tongue |
| Body | From http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/may/25/italian_scientists_say_brain_activity_reveals_moth Italian scientists say brain activity reveals mother tongue By Ariel David May 25, 2008 Before we utter a single word, experts can gauge our mother tongue and the level of proficiency in other languages by analyzing our brain activity while we read, scientists working with Italy’s National Research Council say. For more than a year, a team of scientists experimented on 15 interpreters, revealing what they say were surprising differences in brain activity when the subjects were shown words in their native language and in other languages they spoke. The findings show how differently the brain absorbs and recalls languages learned in early childhood and later in life, said Alice Mado Proverbio, a professor of cognitive electrophysiology at the Milano-Bicocca University in Milan. Read the entire article at http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/may/25/italian_scientists_say_brain_activity_reveals_moth . |
| Source | Lawrence Journal-World, Kansas |
| Inputdate | 2008-06-01 11:07:18 |
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