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Bird Brains Follow the Beat
February 24, 2012 — By training birds to ‘get rhythm’, scientists uncover evidence that our capacity to move in time with music may be connected with our ability to learn ... > full story -
Girls' Verbal Skills Make Them Better at Arithmetic, Study Finds
February 23, 2012 — While boys generally do better than girls in science and math, some studies have found that girls do better in arithmetic. A new study finds that the advantage comes from girls' superior verbal ... > full story -
Brain Makes Call on Which Ear Is Used for Cell Phone
February 21, 2012 — A new study finds a strong correlation between brain dominance and the ear used to listen to a cell phone, with more than 70 percent of participants holding their cell phone up to the ear on the same ... > full story -
You Can't Do the Math Without the Words: Amazonian Tribe Lacks Words for Numbers
February 21, 2012 — An anthropological linguist has shown that the language of the Piraha, an Amazonian tribe, lacks number words and as a result the people have a difficult time performing common quantitative tasks. ... > full story -
New Study Looks at Medication Use of Kids With Autism, ADHD
February 20, 2012 — Many children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can benefit from medication for disorders such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ... > full story -
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Norwegian Success in Creating an Artificial Child's Voice
February 17, 2012 — “Synthesized speech has grown more and more similar to human speech. Yet children communicating via a speech device are still forced to use a synthetic adult voice,” explains a researcher ... > full story -
Texting Affects Ability to Interpret Words
February 16, 2012 — Research designed to understand the effect of text messaging on language found that texting has a negative impact on people's linguistic ability to interpret and accept words, according to a ... > full story -
Puzzle Play Helps Boost Learning Math-Related Skills
February 16, 2012 — Children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial skills, researchers have found. Puzzle play was found to be a significant predictor of cognition after controlling for ... > full storyMore: -
How Fast You Walk and Your Grip in Middle Age May Predict Dementia, Stroke Risk
February 15, 2012 — Simple tests such as walking speed and hand grip strength may help doctors determine how likely it is a middle-aged person will develop dementia or ... > full story -
Out of Africa? Data Fail to Support Language Origin in Africa
February 15, 2012 — Last year, a report claiming to support the idea that the origin of language can be traced to West Africa appeared in Science. The article caused quite a stir. Now a linguist has challenged its ... > full story -
People Forage for Memories in the Same Way Birds Forage for Berries
February 14, 2012 — Humans move between ‘patches’ in their memory using the same strategy as bees flitting between flowers for pollen or birds searching among bushes for ... > full story -
Email Language Tips Off Work Hierarchy
February 14, 2012 — Members of the modern workforce might be surprised to learn that if they use the word “weekend” in a workplace email, chances are they’re sending the message up the org chart. The ... > full story
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