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Language Protein Differs in Males, Females
February 19, 2013 Male rat pups have more of a specific brain protein associated with language development than females, according to a new study. The study also found sex differences in the brain protein in a small ... > full story -
Identifying Trends in 60 Years of Oscar Speeches
February 19, 2013 Scientists have analyzed 60 years of Academy Awards acceptance speeches as part of a research project that focused on ... > full story -
Eye Movements Reveal Reading Impairments in Schizophrenia
February 19, 2013 A study of eye movements in schizophrenia patients provides new evidence of impaired reading fluency in individuals with the mental illness. The findings could open avenues to earlier detection and ... > full story -
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Children With Auditory Processing Disorder May Now Have More Treatment Options
February 19, 2013 Researchers are helping children with auditory processing disorder receive better treatment. They have developed a program that uses evidence-based practices and incorporates speech-language ... > full story -
'Simplified' Brain Lets the iCub Robot Learn Language
February 19, 2013 The iCub humanoid robot will now be able to understand what is being said to it and even anticipate the end of a ... > full story -
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Are Billboards Driving Us to Distraction?
February 14, 2013 There's a billboard up ahead, a roadside sign full of language and imagery. Next stop: the emotionally distracted ... > full story -
Bilingual Babies Know Their Grammar by 7 Months
February 14, 2013 Babies as young as seven months can distinguish between, and begin to learn, two languages with vastly different grammatical structures, according to new ... > full story -
Roots of Language in Human and Bird Biology: Genes Activated for Human Speech Similar to Ones Used by Singing Songbirds
February 14, 2013 The neuroanatomy of human speech and bird song share structural features, behaviors and now gene expression ... > full story -
Love of Musical Harmony Is Not Nature but Nurture
February 14, 2013 Our love of music and appreciation of musical harmony is learnt and not based on natural ability, a new study has ... > full story -
Cracking the Semantic Code: Half a Word's Meaning Is 3-D Summary of Associated Rewards
February 13, 2013 Half of a word's meaning is simply a three dimensional summary of the rewards associated with it, according to an analysis of millions of blog entries undertaken by ... > full story
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