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Language May Play Important Role in Learning the Meanings of Numbers
February 7, 2011 — New research conducted with deaf people in Nicaragua shows that language may play an important role in learning the meanings of ... > full story -
Physical Activity Linked to Political Participation
February 1, 2011 — How is going for a jog like voting for president? As far as our brains are concerned, physical activity and political activity are two sides of the same coin. Scientists found that people who live in ... > full story -
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Bilinguals Find It Easier to Learn a Third Language
February 1, 2011 — Researchers set out to examine what benefits bilingualism might have in the process of learning a third language. They found that students who know two languages have an easier time gaining command ... > full story -
The Changing Roles of Two Hemispheres in Stroke Recovery
January 31, 2011 — Most people who survive a stroke recover some degree of their motor, sensory and cognitive functions over the following months and years. This recovery is commonly believed to reflect a ... > full story -
The Language of Young Love: The Ways Couples Talk Can Predict Relationship Success
January 25, 2011 — We know that people tend to be attracted to, date, and marry other people who resemble themselves in terms of personality, values, and physical appearance. However, these features only skim the ... > full story -
Out of Mind in a Matter of Seconds: Surprising Rate at Which Neuronal Networks in Cerebral Cortex Delete Sensory Information
January 24, 2011 — The dynamics behind signal transmission in the brain are extremely chaotic, scientists in Germany have found. In addition, the researchers calculated, for the first time, how quickly information ... > full story -
Humans' Critical Ability to Throw Long Distances Aided by an Illusion, Study Finds
January 24, 2011 — New research shows how humans, unlike any other species on Earth, readily learn to throw long distances. This research also suggests that this unique evolutionary trait is entangled with language ... > full story -
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Speaking the Same Language Means Better Health Care Quality, Study Finds
January 20, 2011 — Researchers have found that when patients and providers speak the same language, patients report less confusion and better health care ... > full story -
A Second Language Gives Toddlers an Edge
January 19, 2011 — Toddlers who learn a second language from infancy have an edge over their monolingual peers, according to a new study. The research team tested the understanding of English and French words among ... > full story -
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Challenging the Limits of Learning: Linguist Measures the Human Mind Against the Yardstick of a Machine
January 19, 2011 — Most theoretical linguists argue that people have little more than a "language organ" -- an inherent capacity for language that's activated during early childhood. However, a linguistics professor ... > full story
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