DMW holds housing fair for OFWs in Naic
The Department of Migrant Workers Regional Office IV-A has launched its first Housing Fair in Naic, Cavite, giving overseas Filipino workers access to affordable housing options and government programs that support their reintegration into the country.
School appeals to public to stop sharing Gentri classroom stabbing video
A private school in General Trias City, Cavite has appealed to the public to stop sharing CCTV footage of the recent classroom stabbing incident that left seven students injured.
In a statement posted on social media on June 23, Bethel Academy of Gen. Trias Cavite Inc. urged those who have viewed or received the video not to circulate it any further.
“We respectfully appeal to anyone who may have viewed or received the footage not to circulate it further. Those who have saved, downloaded, posted, or shared the video are kindly asked to delete their copy and remove it from their accounts,” the school said.
In a separate statement, the General Trias City Police said it is investigating the circulation of the leaked videos.
New brain research shows speech acquisition functions differently than previously assumed
Acquiring a new language or regaining speech may depend less on the brain's motion hubs than experts once thought. Fresh data indicates that areas responsible for processing audio and physical touch play a far more significant part in speech learning and memory. The investigation, carried out by scientists at McGill University and the Yale School of Medicine, might transform scientific knowledge of how speech is acquired and impact the creation of future speech recognition and brain-driven communication tools.
For years, scientists have typically believed that mastering and recalling the intricate movements needed for speech relied mainly on motor sections of the brain. These areas manage the motions of the face, mouth, and vocal tract that enable speaking. The latest discoveries indicate a different path. Rather than emphasizing motor zones as the primary engine of speech learning, the study implies that auditory and somatosensory systems are vital for gaining and keeping new speech patterns. "Sensorimotor neuroscience has historically centered on frontal motor areas as the main drivers of movement. This research alters that perspective by demonstrating that human speech learning is largely sensory in nature," stated David Ostry, Professor of Psychology at McGill University.
The outcomes might also assist in guiding the creation of emerging brain-speech technologies. Such systems could eventually aid in restoring communication skills after a stroke by integrating sensory processes to enhance performance and usability. To examine how various brain regions contribute to speech learning, the scientists initially modified participants' speech in real time and played the altered speech back through headphones. This method prompted participants to adjust their speech patterns, forming a type of speech motor learning. The group then applied transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive technique for brain stimulation, to momentarily interrupt activity in three crucial brain areas involved in speech: the auditory cortex, the somatosensory cortex, and the motor cortex. Scientists assessed the retention of the newly learned speech patterns 24 hours later.
Their hypothesis was simple. If a specific brain region was vital for learning and storing speech-related memories, disrupting that zone should lower retention.
If the region was not essential, retention should stay the same.