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Psycholinguistics
Psycholinguistics or
psychology of language is
the study of the
psychological and
neurobiological factors that
enable humans to acquire,
use, and understand
language. Initial forays
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Great Ape language
Research into non-human
Great Ape language has
generated a great deal of
evidence suggesting that
apes are capable of using
sophisticated communication
with humans and other apes.
Gorillas and chimpanzees
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Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky (born
December 7, 1928) is the
Institute Professor Emeritus
of linguistics at the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. Professor
Chomsky is credited with the
creation of the theory of
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Learning disability
In the United States and
Canada, the term learning
disability is used to refer
to psychological and
neurological conditions that
affect a person's
communicative capacities and
potential to be taught
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Hearing impairment
A hearing impairment is a decrease in one's ability to hear (i.e. perceive auditory information). While some cases of hearing loss are reversible with medical treatment, many lead to a permanent ... > more -
Autistic spectrum
The autistic spectrum (sometimes referred to as the autism spectrum) is a developmental and behavioral syndrome that results from certain combinations of characteristically autistic traits. Although ... > more -
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Stuttering
Stuttering (known as stammering in the UK and scientifically known as dysphemia) is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by prolongations, repetitions, and blocks of sounds, ... > more -
Cognitive science
Cognitive science is usually defined as the scientific study either of mind or of intelligence. Practically every formal introduction to cognitive science stresses that it is a highly ... > more -
Mirror neuron
A mirror neuron is a neuron which fires both when an animal performs an action and when the animal observes the same action performed by another (especially conspecific) animal. Thus, the neuron ... > more -
Communication
Communication is the process of exchanging information, usually via a common protocol. "Communication studies" is the academic discipline focused on communication forms, processes and meanings, ... > more
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