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When Using Gestures, Rules Of Grammar Remain The Same
The mind apparently has a
consistent way of ordering
an event that defies the
order in which subjects,
verbs and objects typically
appear in languages.
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Low-frequency Hearing Linked To Shape Of The Cochlea
Shape matters, even in
hearing. Specifically, it is
the shape of the cochlea --
the snail-shell-shaped organ
in the inner ear that
converts sound waves into
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Boys' And Girls' Brains Are Different: Gender Differences In Language Appear Biological
Researchers have long agreed
girls have superior language
abilities to boys, but
haven't clearly provided a
biological basis to account
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Youngest Patient Worldwide To Have Auditory Implant In The Brain Stem
Surgeons have successfully
operated on a 13 month-old
girl from Murcia, who had
been born deaf due to the
lack of auditory nerves. She
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Memory Impairment Associated With Sound Processing Disorder
July 23, 2008 — Mild memory impairment may be associated with central auditory processing dysfunction, or difficulty hearing in complex situations with competing noise, such as hearing a single conversation amid ... > full story -
New Hearing Aid Technology Passes The Restaurant Noise Test
July 14, 2008 — The sound of a noisy Chicago restaurant during the breakfast rush -- the clang of plates and silverware and the clamor of many voices -- was the crucial test of new hearing aid technology in a study ... > full story -
Sudden Hearing Loss Could Indicate Future Stroke
June 28, 2008 — Patients hospitalized for sudden hearing loss were more likely to suffer a later stroke than some other patients. The findings haven't been duplicated in other research and should be interpreted ... > full story -
Smoking And Body Mass Index Linked To Hearing Loss, But Alcohol Has Protective Effect
June 12, 2008 — Smoking and body mass index are risk factors in the development of age-related hearing loss, says one of the largest-ever studies into risk factors for hearing loss -- but alcohol has a protective ... > full story -
Tune-deaf People May Hear A Sour Note Unconsciously
June 11, 2008 — People with tune deafness, an auditory processing disorder in which a person with normal hearing has trouble distinguishing notes in a melody, are able to detect a wrong note unconsciously, ... > full story -
Bilateral Cochlear Implants: A Case When Two Are Definitely Superior To One
June 2, 2008 — A study of cochlear implant patients seen by physicians shows evidence that cochlear implants in both ears significantly improves quality of life in patients with profound hearing loss and that the ... > full story -
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Vertigo Can Be Treated Easily And Quickly
May 27, 2008 — A new guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology found that the best treatment for vertigo is the easiest and quickest one. The disorder causes a feeling of spinning or whirling when ... > full story -
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Child Development
Child Psychology
Social Psychology
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Mixed Results For Late-talking Toddlers
May 16, 2008 — New research findings from the world's largest study on language emergence have revealed that one in four late-talking toddlers continue to have language problems by age ... > full story -
Zebrafish May Help Solve Ringing In War Vets' Ears
May 2, 2008 — Ever since Ernest Moore's ears began ringing with tinnitus, he has been researching a cure. There's a lot riding on his work. Tinnitus is the top disability of soldiers returning from Iraq and ... > full story -
Device That Produces Tiny Skull Vibrations A Big Help For Hearing Impaired
April 26, 2008 — A patient who is completely deaf in his right ear, he still can hear from that side. A sound processor he wears just behind his right ear converts sound waves into tiny vibrations that move through ... > full story
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