If you are a parent of a toddler, you are surely familiar with the feeling of hearing the same word over and over again in one day. It could be the word “amma,” “no,” or the name of a favourite toy.

Conduction aphasia is a type of language disorder. It occurs due to damage in an area of the brain involved in language processing. Someone with the disorder may have difficulty repeating words or ...

Repeating spoken words is a technique familiar to music buffs — the rhythm of the repetition feels like song. Now, scientists think they can explain why. It turns out it has to do with how our brains ...