The human brain works in rhythms and cycles. These patterns occur at predictable frequencies that depend on what a person is doing and on what part of the brain is active during the behavior.

Disney Animation Studios is reimagining hits in American Sign Language with help from Deaf actors. "Now we get to see ourselves inside these characters," one artist says.

Linguists have long known that sign languages are as grammatically and logically sophisticated as spoken languages—and also make greater use of “iconicity,” the property by which some words refer to ...

Sign language apps are learning tools that use images, videos, games, dictionaries, and interactive lessons to help people learn sign language on their smartphone or tablet. Share on Pinterest Sign ...

What moves across the stage is not sound but dynamic gestures, expressions, and unique breathing. The space left by silence is filled by another sense crafted by sign language, a "visual language" to ...

New research is stirring fierce debate over the use of sign language among young deaf children who use surgical implants that create a sense of sound. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, ...

Post written by François Grosjean. All language scientists have a wow moment in their profession. Mine was when I was introduced to sign language and to the world of the Deaf. I was simply overwhelmed ...

Welcome to the American Sign Language (ASL) program, housed in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Science at the University of Colorado! We are a vibrant, multicultural, diverse community ...

In a new study scholars use sign language to understand whether neural entrainment is specialized for spoken language. The human brain works in rhythms and cycles. These patterns occur at predictable ...