The acquisition of word formation devices in the target language is presented as a gradual acquisition process. Studies in Second Language Acquisition is a refereed journal of international scope ...

A new type of noun + verb compound formation is attested in Japanese which involves a sentential structure as its input and presumably takes place in the phonological component. This 'postsyntactic' ...

A research team led by University of California, Irvine has discovered new neural circuits that regulate spatial learning and memory in the brain's hippocampal formation.

Study reveals that learning triggers a series of molecular events including DNA damage and repair in hippocampal neurons, mediated by TLR9, crucial for memory formation.