Different neural strategies for junior high school male and female English learners

(Tokyo Metropolitan University) Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University studied the neural response of Japanese junior high school students learning English as a second language, while listening to English sentences. More proficient boys showed more activation in parts of the brain associated with grammatical rules (syntax); girls used a wider range of language information, including speech sounds (phonology) and meaning of words and sentences (semantics). These discoveries may help optimize how boys and girls are taught English.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news