Made-up words like “clisious” and “smanious” are easier to remember when they sound beautiful. Could the feel of a word shape how we learn languages, sell products and even how languages evolve?
To measure the brain’s ability to form completely new memories, researchers teach kids made-up words for novel objects. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major ...
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript. "I know what I want to say, but no words come to mind. It's like my mind just shuts down.” – Miguel It’s a common experience for language learners to ...
To measure the brain’s ability to form completely new memories, researchers teach kids made-up words for novel objects.