Neuroscientist Uri Hasson researches the basis of human communication, and experiments from his lab reveal that even across different languages, our brains show similar activity, or become "aligned," when we hear the same idea or story. This amazing neural mechanism allows us to transmit brain patterns, sharing memories and knowledge. "We can communicate because we have a common code that presents meaning," Hasson says. Watch this fascinating video ! Happy Listening! Stay sha

Joking aside, punctuation is a serious matter. It is the tool that allows us to organize our thoughts and make it easier to review and share our ideas. There are several punctuation marks in English grammar, and a lot of rules to remember, for instance that at least one of them has to appear in every sentence. But how do we choose the right one, and how do we know if you're using it correctly? The standard English punctuation is as follows: period, comma, apostrophe, quota

Language is endlessly variable. Each of us can come up with an infinite number of sentences in our native language, and we're able to do so from an early age— almost as soon as we start to communicate in sentences. How is this possible? In the early 1950s, Noam Chomsky proposed a theory that the key to this versatility was grammar. Cameron Morin details Chomsky's theory of universal grammar. Watch this fascinating Ted Talk now! Happy Listening! Stay sharp, train with purpose

What we call language is something more specific than communication. Language is about sharing what's in our minds: stories, opinions, questions, the past or future, imagined times or places, ideas. It is fundamentally open-ended, and can be used to say an unlimited number of things. So what does language mean for humanity, and how did we come to have it? Michael Corballis investigates this incredibly fascinating topic in this video . Happy Listening! Stay sharp, train with p

Some believe Language Learning is a Talent, others think it's a matter of practice and tecniques. In my humble opinion, it's a combination of both, and I would dare argue that children changing language system, having to make a virtue of necessity, actually develop that talent. Whether you believe it is inborn or not, investigating this subject matter will enable you to discover tools and strategies to improve your communication and make learning English easier! Do you wan

Idioms are difficult for non natives, in particular for lower levels, although they fascinate many who want to sound more natural when speaking English. What are idioms? An idiom is a word or phrase with a figurative, rather than literal, meaning which is culturally understood though it differs from what the word's denotation seems to suggest. This means that the words making up the idiom have a different meaning from the one you would find in the dictionary when looking up t