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Role-Playing Game Brings New Life to a 'Dead' Language
April 18, 2013 — In one Latin class, students learn Latin playing heroes from Graeco-Roman myth — bringing a ‘dead’ language to life through a role-playing game. The application of game theory in ... > full story -
Scientists Pinpoint Brain's Area for Numeral Recognition
April 16, 2013 — Scientists have determined the precise anatomical coordinates of a brain "hot spot," measuring only about one-fifth of an inch across, that is preferentially activated when people view the ordinary ... > full story -
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Language Instruction Improved With Fun and Games
April 16, 2013 — Playing simple games using words and pictures can help people to learn a new language with greater ease, researchers have ... > full story -
Reactivating Memories During Sleep: Memory Rehearsal During Sleep Can Make a Big Difference in Remembering Later
April 12, 2013 — Why do some memories last a lifetime while others disappear quickly? A new study suggests that memories rehearsed, during sleep or waking, can have an impact on memory consolidation and on what is ... > full story -
Bad Behavior in Kids With Hearing Implants Doesn't Predict Slowed Language Development
April 12, 2013 — A new study is challenging a long held belief among speech therapists and audiologists that bad behavior in young children with hearing implants is an indicator of device failure and a predictor of ... > full story -
What Happens in the Brain to Make Music Rewarding?
April 11, 2013 — A new study reveals what happens in our brain when we decide to purchase a piece of music when we hear it for the first time. The study pinpoints the specific brain activity that makes new music ... > full story -
Different Brains Have Similar Responses to Music
April 11, 2013 — Do the brains of different people listening to the same piece of music actually respond in the same way? An imaging study says the answer is yes, which may in part explain why music plays such a big ... > full story -
Subconscious Mental Categories Help Brain Sort Through Everyday Experiences
April 10, 2013 — Researchers found that the brain breaks experiences into the "events," or related groups that help us mentally organize the day's many situations, using subconscious mental categories it creates. ... > full story -
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Young Children Have Grammar and Chimpanzees Don't
April 10, 2013 — A new study has shown that children as young as two understand basic grammar rules when they first learn to speak and are not simply imitating adults. The study also applied the same statistical ... > full story -
Rare Primate's Vocal Lip-Smacks Share Features of Human Speech
April 8, 2013 — The vocal lip-smacks that geladas use in friendly encounters have surprising similarities to human speech, according to a new study. The geladas, which live only in the mountains of Ethiopia, are the ... > full story
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