Researchers discover that Heschl’s gyrus plays a major role in interpreting speech qualities like pitch, tone, and emphasis.

Even the smallest tonal variations, such as a speaker’s emphasis or intent, can significantly guide speech processing.

A new study reveals that Heschl’s gyrus, once thought to only process sound, actually plays a crucial role in interpreting speech melody, or prosody.

How a person's brain grows and makes connections can determine intelligence as well as susceptibility to disorders such as epilepsy and mental illness. However, a lot of questions remain about how the ...

Researchers discovered that Heschl’s gyrus, a brain region linked to sound processing, also deciphers pitch variations that shape speech meaning. High-resolution recordings from epilepsy patients show ...

Older women who take menopausal hormone therapy may be at a higher risk of Alzheimer's. A study published in Science Advances on Wednesday found faster accumulation of tau proteins – implicated in ...