article_snippet: That's the finding of a new study that has shown how neurons respond differently to real words compared to so-called 'nonsense' words.
article_snippet: Before learning the words, neurons responded as though the training words were nonsense words.
article_snippet: However over time, neurons began to respond as though neurons were learning real words.
article_snippet: Before learning the words, neurons responded as though the training words were nonsense words.
article_snippet: But over time, neurons began to respond as though neurons were learning real words.
article_snippet: neurons began by responding to the training words as if neurons were nonsense, but over time, neurons began to respond as though neurons were learning real words .
highlights_snippet: Over time, neurons responded as though neurons were learning real words .
  