Research warns of pausing in sentences.

While certain filler words and speaking patterns can be normal, they can also be signs of cognitive decline and dementia risk.

Those of us who have cared for someone with Alzheimer's disease know all too well the pain of trying to communicate with someone who is losing their language abilities. People with the disease tend to ...

Neurons in the brain's motor cortex previously thought of as active mainly during hand and arm movements also light up during speech in a way that is similar to patterns of brain activity linked to ...

Patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) show altered speech patterns and content that could pinpoint symptom severity — and help predict future relapse, two new studies suggest. In the first study ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re like most people, you probably rely on filler words like “um” and “uh” when speaking, whether you’re presenting at work ...