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Automated 'Coach' Could Help With Social Interactions
June 14, 2013 — A new software system could help people improve their conversational and interview ... > full story -
From the Mouths of Babes: Toddlers' Speech Is Far More Advanced Than Previously Thought
June 14, 2013 — The sound of small children chattering away as they learn to talk has always been considered cute -- but not particularly sophisticated. However, new research has shown that toddlers' speech is far ... > full story -
Genetics of Dyslexia and Language Impairment Unraveled
June 13, 2013 — A new study of the genetic origins of dyslexia and other learning disabilities could allow for earlier diagnoses and more successful interventions, according to researchers. Many students now are not ... > full story -
Altitude May Affect the Way Language Is Spoken
June 12, 2013 — Until recently most linguists believed that the relationship between the structure of language and the natural world was mainly the influence of the environment on vocabulary. Now, a new study shows ... > full story -
New Tasks Become as Simple as Waving a Hand With Brain-Computer Interfaces
June 11, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated that when humans use brain-computer interfaces, the brain behaves much like it does when completing simple motor skills such as kicking a ball, typing or waving a hand. ... > full story -
Intervention to Reduce Lifelong Effects Associated With Childhood Neglect and Emotional Abuse
June 10, 2013 — Preschool children who have been neglected or emotionally abused exhibit a range of emotional and behavioral difficulties and adverse mother-child interactions that indicate these children require ... > full story -
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When Will My Computer Understand Me?
June 10, 2013 — For more than 50 years, linguists and computer scientists have tried to get computers to understand human language by programming semantics as software, with mixed results. Enabled by supercomputers, ... > full story -
How Similar Are the Gestures of Apes and Human Infants? More Than You Might Suspect
June 6, 2013 — A new study used naturalistic video data for the first time to compare gestures in a female chimpanzee, bonobo and human ... > full story -
MRI Study: Breastfeeding Boosts Babies' Brain Growth
June 6, 2013 — A study using brain images from "quiet" MRI machines adds to the growing body of evidence that breastfeeding improves brain development in infants. Breastfeeding alone produced better brain ... > full story -
Brain Imaging Study Eliminates Differences in Visual Function as a Cause of Dyslexia
June 6, 2013 — A new brain imaging study of dyslexia shows that visual system differences do not cause the disorder, but instead are likely a ... > full story
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