People of all ages experience word-finding difficulties — those inconvenient "brain blips" that occur when you cannot retrieve the word you really want to say. There are few things more frustrating ...

We’ve all experienced that moment mid-sentence when we just can’t find the word we want to use, even though we’re certain we know it. Why does this universal problem among speakers happen? And when ...

We've all experienced that moment mid-sentence when we just can't find the word we want to use, even though we're certain we know it. Why does this universal problem among speakers happen? And when ...

Can you pass me the whatchamacallit? It's right over there next to the thingamajig. Many of us will experience "lethologica", or difficulty finding words, in everyday life. And it usually becomes more ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Frequent pauses and word-finding struggles were linked ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Participants with word-finding issues reported concentration trouble, and vice versa. No cognitive performance ...

Tiny speech habits—pausing to find a word, saying “uh” or “um,” or losing your train of thought mid-sentence—may reveal more about your brain health than previously thought. In a new study, ...