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 ...

Auditory illusions, like how a word begins to sound meaningless when repeated, offer clues into the structure of language.

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 ...

ChatGPT won't repeat specific words ad-infinitum if you ask it to. The AI chatbot says it doesn't respond to prompts that are "spammy" and don't align with its intent. OpenAI's usage policies don't ...

There have been a surprising number of studies in recent years examining the effects of swearing, specifically whether it can help relieve pain—either physical or psychological (as in the case of ...